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Michael Shanks vs Paulette Hamilton

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


Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 0 different votes 431 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
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 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
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
80
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API