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Monica Harding vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Monica Harding
Monica Harding
LD Esher and Walton
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Monica Harding and Michael Shanks voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 193 different votes 234 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 3 No
Housing 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
29 Aye 26 No
Tax 5% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

66.6 %
6 % below average
Rank 487 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
383
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
201
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
182
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
13
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

151
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Appearances
99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
178
+39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Contributions
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,810
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£225,810
same as average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
15
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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 22 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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