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Valerie Vaz vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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