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Baggy Shanker vs Alice Macdonald

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
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Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

422 same votes 0 different votes 422 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
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 99 of 649
494
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
590 eligible divisions
262
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
48.8% of votes cast
232
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
256
51.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Appearances
30
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 649
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
Contributions
37
-106.5 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,540
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API