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Michael Shanks vs Liz Saville Roberts

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 Liz Saville Roberts
Liz Saville Roberts
PC Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Liz Saville Roberts voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 136 different votes 334 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
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 97% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 85% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 35% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 18 No
Defence 39% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
34 Aye 19 No
Tax 42% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 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

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
56.5% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
734
43.5% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
142
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
408
+262.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
Contributions
184
+38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£340,820
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,266,514
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£324,256
43% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
18
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
Benefits
68 of 81 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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