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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.

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

Voting alignment

Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 234 different votes 240 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
22 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 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
12 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 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
12 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,415
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
702
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
713
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649
Appearances
100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
277
+131.1 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
Contributions
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
19
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
13 of 14 votes
Trade
73 of 87 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
134 of 163 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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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