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Sarah Champion vs Michael Shanks

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Champion and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 5 different votes 361 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
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
0 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
0 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
0 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
0 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 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 432 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
1,681
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
917
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
764
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
10
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

52
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
92
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.5 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£291,263
29% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
5
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

Migration
144 of 171 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API