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Torcuil Crichton vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Torcuil Crichton
Torcuil Crichton
Lab Na h-Eileanan an Iar
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Torcuil Crichton and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

311 same votes 0 different votes 311 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
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

77.6%
5% above average
Rank 252 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
458
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
220
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
238
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

88
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
114
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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

£127,044
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£127,044
44% below 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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Tax
98 of 112 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API