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Michael Shanks vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 174 different votes 211 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
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 40% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Trade 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 12 No
Defence 6% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
488
763 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
234
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
254
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
Contributions
189
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 135 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Trade
13 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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