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Michael Shanks vs Martin Wrigley

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

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Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen
vs
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Martin Wrigley
LD Newton Abbot

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Martin Wrigley voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 205 different votes 249 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 23 No
Tax 7% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 10 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
70.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 419 of 649
488
763 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
575 eligible divisions
234
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
50.4 % of votes cast
254
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
201
49.6 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
88
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 650
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
126
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 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
£166,549
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£166,549
26 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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