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Baggy Shanker vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Ed Davey voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 195 different votes 228 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 21% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 6 No
Housing 20% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 7 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 18 No
Tax 6% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.6%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
60.1%
12% below average
Rank 573 of 649
490
586 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,273
2,117 eligible divisions
259
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
714
56.1% of votes cast
231
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
559
43.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

74
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
Appearances
65
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
91
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
Contributions
107
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£198,540
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API