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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 147 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 0 different votes 147 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
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 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
7 Aye 4 No
Trade 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 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
7 Aye 4 No
Trade 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

48.6%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 650
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,160
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
789 eligible divisions
697
60.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
47.5% of votes cast
463
39.9% of votes cast
No votes
266
52.5% of votes cast
11
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
26 years, 3 months
Since 22 Jun 2000
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

59
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Appearances
104
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
751
+601.9 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
Contributions
438
+288.9 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650

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
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
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
16 of 17 votes
Trade
61 of 94 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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