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Michael Shanks vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 318 different votes 326 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
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
22 Aye 49 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
22 Aye 49 No
6 Aye 21 No
Migration 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
21 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,763
2,349 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
833
47.2 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
930
52.8 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
163
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
182
+56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 119 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API