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Sir James Cleverly vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 313 different votes 323 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
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,645
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
771
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
874
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

40
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649
Appearances
100
+21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
86
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
Contributions
402
+263.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
5
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
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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