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Sir Julian Lewis vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir Julian Lewis and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 378 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
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
50 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 3 No
Migration 0% aligned 22 shared votes
3 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 200 of 649
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
1,887
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
761 eligible divisions
892
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
47.7 % of votes cast
995
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.3 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

357
+280.0 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 649
Appearances
102
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
480
+343.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649
Contributions
378
+241.3 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£212,155
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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
193 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Trade
81 of 89 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
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