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Baggy Shanker vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 0 different votes 387 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
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 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 123 of 650
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
473
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
564 eligible divisions
255
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
49.1 % of votes cast
218
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
36
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
93
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Contributions
44
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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