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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 64% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

119 same votes 66 different votes 185 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
5 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 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
4 Aye 4 No
Trade 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 650
Participation
56.0 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,316
2,349 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
751
57.1 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
42.9 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
207
+81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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