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Baggy Shanker vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
45 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 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 124 of 650
Participation
91.0 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 650
473
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
565 eligible divisions
255
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
51.9 % of votes cast
218
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
247
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
13
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
96
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
18
-110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
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