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Alex Sobel vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 6 different votes 372 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
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 374 of 650
Participation
84.3%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 650
1,561
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
536
636 eligible divisions
846
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
284
53.0% of votes cast
715
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
252
47.0% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Appearances
95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
169
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API