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Michael Shanks vs Nick Timothy

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 Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Nick Timothy voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 242 different votes 248 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
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
27 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
27 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 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
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 444 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
390
563 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
47.7 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
204
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
83
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
102
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 272 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
18
5 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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
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