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Michael Shanks vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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
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Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 235 different votes 242 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
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 22 No
Migration 11% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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