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Michael Shanks vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 350 different votes 365 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
23 Aye 46 No
19 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
13 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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