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Stuart Andrew vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Stuart Andrew
Stuart Andrew
Con Daventry
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Stuart Andrew and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 385 different votes 398 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
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
52 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 64 of 649
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
2,044
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
761 eligible divisions
983
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
47.7 % of votes cast
1,061
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.3 % of votes cast
5
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

47
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
Appearances
102
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
62
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
Contributions
378
+241.3 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,028,565
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£367,659
62 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
5
2 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
206 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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