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Michael Shanks vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 464 shared comparable votes.

453 same votes 11 different votes 464 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
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 78% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
39 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
39 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.8%
9% below average
Rank 530 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
524
821 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
1,701 eligible divisions
246
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
52.1% of votes cast
278
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
637
+472.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
16 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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