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Michael Shanks vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 45% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 177 different votes 319 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
8 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 13 No
Migration 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 77% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 14% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
488
763 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
234
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
254
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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