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Member of Parliament

Michael Shanks

Lab Labour Rutherglen ID 4998
Parliamentary Constituency
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Michael has voted in 64.4% of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6%. Michael has voted against the party's recorded majority 5 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence, it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 501 of 778 eligible divisions (64.4%). Commons average: 72.6%.

501

Total votes

236

Aye

265

No

5

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 236 / Noes 265

Divisions

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Division Vote
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Housing
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Democracy / Parliament
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
Democracy / Parliament
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Democracy / Parliament
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Trade 13/14 (93%)
Benefits 27/31 (87%)
Work / Employment 38/45 (84%)
Defence 28/34 (82%)
Energy 20/26 (77%)

Lowest topic participation

NHS / Health 4/14 (29%)
Environment / Climate 5/11 (45%)
Democracy / Parliament 8/16 (50%)
Foreign Affairs 2/4 (50%)
Crime / Justice 39/76 (51%)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Michael Shanks voted in?

Michael Shanks has recorded votes in 501 of 778 eligible Commons divisions (64.4% participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6%. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Michael Shanks voted against their party?

Michael Shanks has voted against the party majority 5 times in the imported division data. Source