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Sir John Whittingdale vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 335 different votes 346 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 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
908
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
993
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

75
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
98
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 649
106
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649
Contributions
379
+241.9 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
10
6 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
82 of 91 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
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
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
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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