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Baggy Shanker vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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 Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 383 different votes 390 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
8 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

83.9%
11% above average
Rank 113 of 650
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
520
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
620 eligible divisions
273
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
218
47.1% of votes cast
247
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
245
52.9% 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

91
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
Appearances
216
+123.1 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
107
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
277
+115.4 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API