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Baggy Shanker vs Jim Dickson

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
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Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 427 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 1 different votes 427 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
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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 124 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
467
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
558 eligible divisions
252
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.2 % of votes cast
215
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
261
51.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Appearances
116
+46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
128
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
31 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API