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Rachel Taylor vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Rachel Taylor
Rachel Taylor
Lab North Warwickshire and Bedworth
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Rachel Taylor and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 5 different votes 334 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
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
6% above average
Rank 242 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
493
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
240
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
253
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

141
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
202
+37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 163 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

£240,723
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£240,723
6% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
9
4 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API