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Mr Gregory Campbell vs Michael Shanks

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

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Mr Gregory Campbell
DUP East Londonderry
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Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mr Gregory Campbell and Michael Shanks voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 238 different votes 300 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
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 60% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 45% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Benefits 36% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 23 No
Tax 2% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 6 No
Defence 5% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

58.2 %
14 % below average
Rank 586 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,375
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
718
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
657
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

150
+72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
164
+25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Contributions
386
+247.5 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,367,379
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£180,776
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
68 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
67 of 96 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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