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Rachel Reeves vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Michael Shanks voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 130 shared comparable votes.

127 same votes 3 different votes 130 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
19 Aye 2 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 15 No
Migration 100% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 2 No
Tax 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 15 No
Migration 100% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

49.8%
23% below average
Rank 623 of 650
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 650
1,206
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
824 eligible divisions
687
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
519
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

64
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Appearances
116
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
513
+346.6 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Contributions
638
+471.6 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
8
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
166 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Migration
115 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 33 votes
Trade
59 of 94 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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