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Michael Shanks vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
47 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 649
488
763 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,643 eligible divisions
234
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3 % of votes cast
254
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

100
+21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Appearances
5
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
402
+263.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
5
-133.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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