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Alex Mayer vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 509 shared comparable votes.

509 same votes 0 different votes 509 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
54 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
54 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

95.0%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 650
Participation
83.9%
11% above average
Rank 113 of 650
589
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
620 eligible divisions
293
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
273
52.5% of votes cast
296
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
247
47.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Appearances
91
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
84
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Contributions
107
-55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,550
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£198,550
12% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
3
3 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API