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Michael Shanks

Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

MP since 5 Oct 2023

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Michael Shanks is the Labour MP for Rutherglen, and has been an MP continually since 5 October 2023. He currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero).

501

Votes Cast

£272,859

Expenses 2024-25

8,767

Majority

50.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£272,859

Staffing£211,486

Office£25,884

Accommodation£21,846

Travel£13,643

Year-on-Year

2024-25£272,859

2023-24£67,961

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Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 42,484 voters

✓Labour

21,460 votes50.5%

Scottish National Party

12,693 votes29.9%

Reform UK

2,685 votes6.3%

Conservative

2,420 votes5.7%

Liberal Democrat

1,714 votes4.0%

Scottish Socialist Party

541 votes1.3%

Alba Party

497 votes1.2%

Scottish Family Party

321 votes0.8%

Independent

153 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

Written Questions

Oral Questions

108

Debates Spoken In⚑

661

Speeches⚑

368

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 236No: 265

501 votes — page 5 of 21

AYE

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

20 Jan 2026

You

1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

2 votes · 13 Jan 2026

NONew Clause 24

You

AYEClause 63 Stand part

You

1 AYE3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

NOAmendment 3

You

NONew Clause 7

You

AYEClause 62 stand part

You

NONew Clause 12

You

AYE

Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part

12 Jan 2026

You

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 2026

NOJury trials

You

NORural communities

You

AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading

17 Dec 2025

You

1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 16 Dec 2025

NOReasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition)

You

AYESecond Reading

You

AYE

Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H

15 Dec 2025

You

Opposition day: Seasonal work

10 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work

10 Dec 2025

You

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025