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Michael Shanks vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 295 different votes 299 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
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 17 No
Migration 4% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
25 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
25 Aye 46 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,594
2,349 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.5 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
852
53.5 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
313
+187.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
202 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 70 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API