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Ms Stella Creasy vs Michael Shanks

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

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Ms Stella Creasy
Lab Walthamstow
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Ms Stella Creasy and Michael Shanks voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 462 shared comparable votes.

452 same votes 10 different votes 462 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
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 74% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 650
Participation
63.8%
9% below average
Rank 530 of 650
1,975
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
821 eligible divisions
1,096
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
879
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

105
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
136
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,866,314
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£290,682
29% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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
69 of 71 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
52 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
61 of 67 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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