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Baggy Shanker vs Dr Scott Arthur

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


Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Dr Scott Arthur voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

435 same votes 9 different votes 444 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
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
56 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
56 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

84.2%
12% above average
Rank 106 of 650
Participation
83.1%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
533
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
633 eligible divisions
283
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
49.2% of votes cast
250
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
267
50.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
196
+101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
112
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
324
+159.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 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
£173,383
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£173,383
23% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#4
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
31 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API