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Michael Shanks vs James Murray

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 Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and James Murray voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 5 different votes 395 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
521
808 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,688 eligible divisions
243
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
278
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

113
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
104
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
635
+473.0 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
766
+604.0 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
16 of 17 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API