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Baggy Shanker vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Kim Leadbeater 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
55 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
55 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
55 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 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
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
480
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,325 eligible divisions
258
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
567
52.0 % of votes cast
222
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.0 % 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
5 years, 1 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Appearances
4
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 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
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
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
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