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Ben Lake vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Ben Lake and Michael Shanks voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 136 different votes 335 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
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 26 No
Migration 97% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 36% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 9 No
Defence 38% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
41 Aye 19 No
Tax 40% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 46% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 46% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
892
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
708
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Appearances
100
+22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
69
-69.4 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
402
+263.6 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£250,650
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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

Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Migration
157 of 163 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
81 of 87 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Cost of Living
9 of 10 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 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 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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