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Baggy Shanker vs David Smith

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


Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and David Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 8 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
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

84.3%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 650
Participation
71.1%
1% below average
Rank 398 of 650
536
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
636 eligible divisions
284
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.6% of votes cast
252
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
228
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
97
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
113
-54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
Contributions
140
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API