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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.

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 235 different votes 242 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
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
718
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
776
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
41
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
Appearances
100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649
Contributions
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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
13
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Migration
119 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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