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Sir John Hayes vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir John Hayes and Michael Shanks voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 374 different votes 382 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
1 Aye 14 No
Benefits 7% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
50 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
50 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 6 No
Migration 0% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.0 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 647
Participation
64.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 528 of 647
1,912
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
735 eligible divisions
903
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
227
48.1 % of votes cast
1,009
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
245
51.9 % of votes cast
25
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

99
+32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
77
+10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
176
+58.2 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Contributions
323
+205.2 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£280,368
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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
202 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
23 of 27 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Trade
76 of 88 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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