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Baggy Shanker vs Jayne Kirkham

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 Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Jayne Kirkham voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 0 different votes 402 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
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 650
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 150 of 650
472
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
563 eligible divisions
254
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
50.6 % of votes cast
218
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
229
49.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
164
+93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
91
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Contributions
195
+69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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
£143,536
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£143,536
37 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API