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Michael Shanks

Labour MP for Rutherglen, since 5 October 2023

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

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).

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Scorecard

61.7% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
355 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
220 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
4 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
4 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
176 Debates spoken in 12 written questions tabled

Ranked 492 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 No 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No vote 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No vote 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No vote 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 No vote 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No vote 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading Aye 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 No 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 No vote 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No vote 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No vote 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No vote 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

8. Miscellaneous

A trustee of Glasgow Disabled Scouts. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 November 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

A member of General Teaching Council for Scotland. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 November 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

A trustee of Epilepsy Scotland. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 November 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

A trustee of Interfaith Glasgow. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 November 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

176 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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