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Michael Shanks vs Kenneth Stevenson

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


Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Kenneth Stevenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 0 different votes 297 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
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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
71.9%
1% below average
Rank 382 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
590 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
48.6% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
218
51.4% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.6% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
10
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£109,998
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£109,998
51% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API