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Michael Shanks vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 4 different votes 397 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
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
521
808 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,664
2,406 eligible divisions
243
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.8% of votes cast
278
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.2% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

113
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
53
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
635
+473.0 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
40
-122.0 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API