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Patricia Ferguson vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 2 different votes 326 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
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 96% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
42 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
42 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.2%
7% above average
Rank 216 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
500
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
254
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
246
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
18
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

110
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
153
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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Voting source Commons Votes API