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Nick Timothy vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Michael Shanks voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 243 different votes 249 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
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 650
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 533 of 650
392
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
753 eligible divisions
187
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.0 % of votes cast
205
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
250
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

82
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
87
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
103
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
Contributions
330
+202.0 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£194,714
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
18
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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