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Michael Shanks vs Stephen Morgan

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 Stephen Morgan
Stephen Morgan
Lab Portsmouth South

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Stephen Morgan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 2 different votes 401 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 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
80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,691
2,094 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
917
54.2 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
774
45.8 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
23
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
86
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 332 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
£1,843,494
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,250
26 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 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
Education
72 of 75 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 46 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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