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Priti Patel vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 301 different votes 311 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
50 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
50 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Contributions
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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