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Wendy Chamberlain vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife
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Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Wendy Chamberlain and Michael Shanks voted the same way 44% of the time, based on 308 shared comparable votes.

135 same votes 173 different votes 308 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 23 No
Migration 96% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 2 No
Energy 90% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Trade 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Education 8% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
34 Aye 23 No
Tax 18% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 18% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
Participation
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
588
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
548
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

110
+32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Appearances
99
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
142
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Contributions
386
+248.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£308,895
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
10
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
46 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Migration
120 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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