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Ms Diane Abbott vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Michael Shanks voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

276 same votes 16 different votes 292 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
27 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 50% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 647
1,519
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
730 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
48.5 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
241
51.5 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

13
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
75
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 647
16
-98.7 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 647
Contributions
321
+206.3 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above 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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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