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Mike Wood vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 353 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 2 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 8 No
Migration 11% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
1 Aye 18 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 649
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
2,038
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
761 eligible divisions
979
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
47.7 % of votes cast
1,059
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.3 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

106
+29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Appearances
96
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
139
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Contributions
356
+220.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
5
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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