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Michael Shanks vs Vicky Foxcroft

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Vicky Foxcroft voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 0 different votes 429 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

45 Aye 34 No

Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes

45 Aye 34 No

24 Aye 10 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes

24 Aye 10 No

16 Aye 12 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes

16 Aye 12 No

8 Aye 20 No

Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes

8 Aye 20 No

17 Aye 10 No

Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes

17 Aye 10 No

Most different by topic

45 Aye 34 No

Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes

45 Aye 34 No

24 Aye 10 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes

24 Aye 10 No

16 Aye 12 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes

16 Aye 12 No

8 Aye 20 No

Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes

8 Aye 20 No

17 Aye 10 No

Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes

17 Aye 10 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

81.8%

9% above average

Rank 162 of 649

501

778 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,944

2,376 eligible divisions

236

47.1% of votes cast

Aye votes

1,060

54.5% of votes cast

265

52.9% of votes cast

No votes

884

45.5% of votes cast

1.0% of votes cast

Against party

0.9% of votes cast

3 years, 0 months

Since 5 Oct 2023

Commons service

11 years, 4 months

Since 7 May 2015

Debates

100

+16.3 vs Commons average

Rank 169 of 649

Appearances

-70.7 vs Commons average

Rank 614 of 649

408

+262.1 vs Commons average

Rank 34 of 649

Contributions

-129.9 vs Commons average

Rank 615 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

£2,004,263

all imported IPSA years

£272,859

21% above average

Latest expenses

£280,265

24% above average

1 registered category

Registered interests

1 registered category

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Trade

13 of 14 votes

Defence

69 of 71 votes

Benefits

27 of 31 votes

Foreign Affairs

67 of 69 votes

Work / Employment

38 of 45 votes

Education

92 of 96 votes

Defence

28 of 34 votes

Transport

84 of 95 votes

Energy

20 of 26 votes

NHS / Health

49 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026