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Baggy Shanker vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 257 different votes 260 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
1 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
1 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

84.0%
12% above average
Rank 110 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 650
520
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,605
2,405 eligible divisions
273
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
748
46.6% of votes cast
247
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
857
53.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

85
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
76
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
102
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
82
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 426 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 212 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API