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Wes Streeting vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
Lab Ilford North
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Wes Streeting and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

207 same votes 0 different votes 207 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
13 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 13 No
Migration 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 13 No
Migration 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

59.8%
13% below average
Rank 576 of 650
Participation
64.1%
9% below average
Rank 529 of 650
1,425
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
783 eligible divisions
806
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
47.2% of votes cast
619
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.8% of votes cast
16
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

55
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
Appearances
104
+18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
361
+212.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Contributions
429
+280.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,232,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£302,150
34% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
25
3 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

NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
65 of 95 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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