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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi vs Michael Shanks

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

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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Lab Slough
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 0 different votes 398 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
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
1 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 25 shared votes
1 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

77.6 %
4 % above average
Rank 263 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,596
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
902
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
694
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
11
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

66
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 196 of 648
Appearances
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 648
83
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 648
Contributions
329
+221.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,789,437
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£292,729
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 43 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Housing
48 of 54 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Defence
52 of 59 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Education
66 of 75 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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