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Michael Shanks vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 0 different votes 404 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
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,793
2,349 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.7 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
776
43.3 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
40
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
72
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API