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Sir Mark Hendrick vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Hendrick and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 0 different votes 226 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
27 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Migration 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Migration 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

55.8%
17% below average
Rank 602 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,326
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
731
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
595
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
25 years, 10 months
Since 23 Nov 2000
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

3
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Appearances
100
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
6
-140.9 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 650
Contributions
408
+261.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£295,956
31% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
2
2 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
175 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Trade
71 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
46 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API