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Robert Jenrick vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Robert Jenrick
Robert Jenrick
RUK Newark
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Robert Jenrick and Michael Shanks voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 236 different votes 248 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 5 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Migration 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

69.5%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,652
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
774
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
878
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
13
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
12 years, 4 months
Since 5 Jun 2014
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Appearances
100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
113
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
Contributions
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,291,846
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£331,672
47% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
11
4 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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Trade
79 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Housing
51 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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
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