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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs Michael Shanks

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


Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 224 different votes 231 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
3 Aye 11 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 9 No
Migration 11% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,474
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
708
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
766
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
39
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 648
Contributions
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
20
6 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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Migration
119 of 169 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Transport
61 of 87 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Trade
59 of 88 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API