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Stephen Doughty vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 0 different votes 279 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
20 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
906
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
675
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
350
+204.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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