Compare

Michael Shanks vs Llinos Medi

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 Llinos Medi
Llinos Medi
PC Ynys Môn

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Llinos Medi voted the same way 42% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

93 same votes 127 different votes 220 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
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 81% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Education 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 28% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 32% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 40% aligned 20 shared votes
12 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
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 597 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
336
590 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
62.2% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
127
37.8% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
30
-115.7 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£185,111
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£185,111
18% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API