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Rupert Lowe vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Rupert Lowe
Rupert Lowe
RB Great Yarmouth
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Rupert Lowe and Michael Shanks voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 122 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 117 different votes 122 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
2 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

33.1%
40% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
195
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
93
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
102
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
1
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

34
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
43
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£147,223
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£147,223
35% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
51
8 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
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

Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
6 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Tax
55 of 112 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Energy
9 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
3 of 7 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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