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Sarah Green vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sarah Green
Sarah Green
LD Chesham and Amersham
vs
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Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sarah Green and Michael Shanks voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

139 same votes 200 different votes 339 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
5 Aye 22 No
Migration 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 2 No
Trade 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 3 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 14% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 14% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 15% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

72.7 %
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
967
1,331 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
512
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
455
47.1 % 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
5 years, 1 months
Since 17 Jun 2021
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

32
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
48
-89.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 649
Contributions
386
+248.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£914,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£264,802
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
6
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

Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Migration
122 of 138 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
48 of 55 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
116 of 142 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
23 of 29 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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