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Zöe Franklin vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Zöe Franklin
Zöe Franklin
LD Guildford
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Zöe Franklin and Michael Shanks voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 176 different votes 214 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
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
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 47% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 5% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 2 No
Transport 8% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
367
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
192
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
175
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % 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

87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Contributions
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£139,207
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£139,207
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
4
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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 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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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