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Mr David Lammy vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Mr David Lammy and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 138 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 0 different votes 138 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
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 14 No
Migration 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 14 No
Migration 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Tax 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

49.6 %
24 % below average
Rank 623 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,146
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
691
60.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
455
39.7 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
9
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
818
+709.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 648
Contributions
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£268,880
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
2
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

Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
37 of 59 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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