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Michael Shanks vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and James Cartlidge voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 374 different votes 383 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
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 10% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
28 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
1 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 650
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,349 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
970
47.8 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.2 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
163
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£340,820
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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