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Michael Shanks vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 214 different votes 216 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
3 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
22 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
480
751 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
2,349 eligible divisions
230
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
46.1 % of votes cast
250
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
721
53.9 % of votes cast
4
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
95
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
304
+178.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
11 of 12 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API