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Michael Shanks vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 472 shared comparable votes.

467 same votes 5 different votes 472 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
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 150 of 650
521
808 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,978
2,406 eligible divisions
243
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,093
55.3% of votes cast
278
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
885
44.7% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

111
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
Appearances
155
+64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
581
+422.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
678
+519.5 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
16 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API