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Michael Shanks vs Jeremy Corbyn

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
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Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 71% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 85 different votes 290 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
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 97% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 5 No
Education 31% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 35% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 52% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 10 No
Transport 62% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 63% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,481
2,376 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
822
55.5% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.5% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
138
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
195
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 67 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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