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Tom Gordon vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
LD Harrogate and Knaresborough
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Tom Gordon and Michael Shanks voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 208 different votes 250 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Benefits 18% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 15% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 12 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 32 No
Tax 5% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 3 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.3%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
Participation
64.0%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 649
387
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
209
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0% of votes cast
178
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

176
+98.2 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Appearances
101
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 650
253
+115.0 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
Contributions
409
+271.0 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,333
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£217,333
4% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Housing
25 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
48 of 62 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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