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Michael Shanks vs Ben Lake

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

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

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Ben Lake voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

193 same votes 134 different votes 327 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
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
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
8 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 35% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 36% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
37 Aye 23 No
Tax 40% aligned 60 shared votes
41 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 46% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 10 No
Transport 46% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
64
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650

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

Financials and interests

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

Trade
11 of 12 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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