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Steve Reed vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Michael Shanks voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

285 same votes 5 different votes 290 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

61.9%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 650
1,499
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
824 eligible divisions
871
58.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
628
41.9% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

46
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Appearances
117
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
410
+242.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
639
+471.9 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
4
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 33 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API