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Ruth Cadbury vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 5 different votes 423 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
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 310 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
1,802
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
808 eligible divisions
1,000
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
46.6% of votes cast
802
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.4% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

69
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
113
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
87
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
Contributions
635
+473.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
78 of 96 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
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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