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Alex Easton vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Alex Easton and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 198 different votes 216 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
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 7 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 25% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 12% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

44.0 %
29 % below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 650
248
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
563 eligible divisions
117
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
53.8 % of votes cast
131
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
218
46.2 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
119
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
91
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£190,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£190,220
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
3 of 5 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Second Reading 25 Feb 2025
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API