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Baggy Shanker vs Kevin McKenna

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 Kevin McKenna
Kevin McKenna
Lab Sittingbourne and Sheppey

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Kevin McKenna voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 436 shared comparable votes.

436 same votes 0 different votes 436 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
43 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
43 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
43 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 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

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 649
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 649
480
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
258
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.5 % of votes cast
222
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
246
48.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Appearances
33
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Contributions
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 541 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
£177,255
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£177,255
22 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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