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Robin Swann vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Robin Swann and Michael Shanks voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 231 different votes 290 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 3 No
Housing 59% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 5 No
Energy 50% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 28% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 22% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
32 Aye 37 No
Tax 4% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
438
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
238
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
200
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Appearances
99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
144
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Contributions
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£203,308
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Tax
96 of 111 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
28 of 34 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
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 22 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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