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Michael Shanks vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 1 different votes 425 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
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
952
55.9% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
752
44.1% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
10 years, 10 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
245
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 67 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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