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Michael Shanks vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 65% of the time, based on 197 shared comparable votes.

128 same votes 69 different votes 197 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
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 20 No
Migration 96% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Defence 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 12 No
Tax 29% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 31% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% 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
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 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
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