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Mrs Kemi Badenoch vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Michael Shanks voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 227 different votes 232 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
21 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
41 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
41 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
Participation
63.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 649
1,407
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
756 eligible divisions
698
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.0 % of votes cast
709
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
250
52.0 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

59
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
100
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
237
+104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
Contributions
376
+243.3 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£278,687
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
4
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
167 of 188 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Trade
71 of 85 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
133 of 161 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Energy
45 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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