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Alex Norris vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 302 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
1,597
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
891
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
706
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Appearances
74
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
501
+355.1 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 649
Contributions
91
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
33% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 73 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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