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Mr James Frith vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

291 same votes 0 different votes 291 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
38 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
446
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
219
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
227
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
11
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

31
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
47
-98.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
4
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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