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Sir Mark Tami vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Tami and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

439 same votes 2 different votes 441 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
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 155 of 650
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 650
1,930
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
746 eligible divisions
1,056
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
228
47.8 % of votes cast
874
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
249
52.2 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

0
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
Appearances
79
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
0
-123.8 vs Commons average
Rank 645 of 650
Contributions
325
+201.2 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£286,200
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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

Education
90 of 95 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 23 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API