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Baggy Shanker vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 0 different votes 261 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
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
25 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 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 116 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
494
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
262
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
232
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

75
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
92
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
132
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API