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Michael Shanks vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 340 different votes 351 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
26 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
26 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 649
488
763 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,361 eligible divisions
234
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
47.3 % of votes cast
254
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.7 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

98
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
Appearances
109
+31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
379
+241.4 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Contributions
162
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 165 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
205 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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