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Sarah Smith vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 0 different votes 271 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
85
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
2 registered categories
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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API