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Sir Jeremy Hunt vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sir Jeremy Hunt
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Con Godalming and Ash
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir Jeremy Hunt and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 206 different votes 212 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
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 8 No
Migration 12% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

58.9%
14% below average
Rank 582 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,400
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
659
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
741
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
21
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

52
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Appearances
100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
55
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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

£2,583,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£254,916
13% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
18
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
10
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
193 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
64 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Transport
63 of 95 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 48 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 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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