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Michael Shanks vs Iqbal Mohamed

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen
vs
Photograph of Iqbal Mohamed
Iqbal Mohamed
Ind Dewsbury and Batley

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Iqbal Mohamed voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

113 same votes 120 different votes 233 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 85% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 28 No
Tax 28% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 36% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 9 No
Benefits 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
Participation
60.5%
12% below average
Rank 569 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
357
590 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
58.8% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
147
41.2% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
156
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
325
+179.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£340,820
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£110,062
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£110,062
51% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Trade
13 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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