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Michael Shanks vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 371 different votes 381 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 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
48 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
24 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
24 Aye 48 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 0% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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 532 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
486
761 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,784
2,104 eligible divisions
232
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.4 % of votes cast
254
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
903
50.6 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

102
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
17
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
378
+241.3 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Contributions
23
-113.7 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % 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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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