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Sir Edward Leigh vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Michael Shanks voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 317 different votes 325 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
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 6% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 6 No
Migration 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
49 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 6 No
Migration 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 312 of 650
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 650
1,761
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
746 eligible divisions
831
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
47.8 % of votes cast
930
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
249
52.2 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

161
+90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Appearances
80
+9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
180
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
328
+203.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
3
3 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 23 votes
Migration
134 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API