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Siân Berry vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Siân Berry
Siân Berry
Green Brighton Pavilion
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Siân Berry and Michael Shanks voted the same way 64% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

184 same votes 105 different votes 289 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Energy 86% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 78% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 41% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Trade 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 220 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
455
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
250
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
205
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
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

90
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Appearances
100
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
183
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
402
+262.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£220,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£220,854
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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