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Richard Fuller vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Richard Fuller and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 353 different votes 363 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
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
1,297
1,641 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
761 eligible divisions
612
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
47.7 % of votes cast
685
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.3 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

33
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 649
Appearances
96
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
46
-89.8 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 649
Contributions
356
+220.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£273,108
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
4
3 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 65 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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