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Mims Davies vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Mims Davies
Mims Davies
Con East Grinstead and Uckfield
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mims Davies and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 391 different votes 405 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 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
Participation
63.7 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
2,088
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
758 eligible divisions
994
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
48.0 % of votes cast
1,094
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
251
52.0 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % 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

79
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 649
Appearances
101
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
99
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Contributions
377
+243.2 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,871,353
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£272,930
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
84 of 89 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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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