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Michael Shanks vs Wendy Morton

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 Wendy Morton
Wendy Morton
Con Aldridge-Brownhills

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Wendy Morton voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 314 different votes 321 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
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
1 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 3% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
46 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
20 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
20 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
78.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 236 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,349 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
880
47.7 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
963
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
138
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
238
+112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
£1,630,211
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,374
12 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
204 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Migration
149 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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
Where they voted the same
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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