The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Michael Shanks vs Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

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


Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 0 different votes 424 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
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 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
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,638
2,121 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
920
56.2% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
718
43.8% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
76
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
89
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£340,820
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,789,437
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£292,729
29% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Education
67 of 76 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
43 of 49 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API