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Shockat Adam vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Shockat Adam
Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South
vs
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Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and Michael Shanks voted the same way 48% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

108 same votes 118 different votes 226 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
6 Aye 5 No
Energy 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 60% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Housing 59% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 13% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 24 No
Tax 30% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
336
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
182
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
154
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

173
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
185
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 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

£230,874
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£230,874
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
8 of 13 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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