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Baggy Shanker vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South
vs
Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 466 shared comparable votes.

466 same votes 0 different votes 466 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
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 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
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 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
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
Participation
92.5%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 649
494
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
546
590 eligible divisions
262
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
49.5% of votes cast
232
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
91
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,540
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API