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Michael Shanks vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 5 different votes 388 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
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
521
808 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
243
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
278
53.4% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

113
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
635
+473.0 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
230
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
16 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
41 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API