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Michael Shanks vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 0 different votes 282 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
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
590 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
49.7% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
216
50.3% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
216
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
13 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API