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Sarah Edwards vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Michael Shanks voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 5 different votes 350 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
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

62.7%
10% below average
Rank 546 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 530 of 650
502
800 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
819 eligible divisions
274
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
228
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
115
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
77
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
637
+472.4 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
24 of 34 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API