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Baggy Shanker vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 0 different votes 428 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 650
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 650
473
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,874
2,350 eligible divisions
255
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
54.5 % of votes cast
218
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

78
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
37
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
93
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Contributions
52
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API