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Preet Kaur Gill vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Preet Kaur Gill
Preet Kaur Gill
Lab Birmingham Edgbaston
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Preet Kaur Gill and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% 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

72.3 %
same as average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
63.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 649
1,518
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
756 eligible divisions
851
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
48.0 % of votes cast
667
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
250
52.0 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

51
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Appearances
100
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
102
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Contributions
376
+243.3 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,936,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£335,426
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
7
2 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

Housing
48 of 54 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
72 of 85 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
157 of 188 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 40 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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