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Baggy Shanker vs Laurence Turner

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 Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Laurence Turner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 469 shared comparable votes.

462 same votes 7 different votes 469 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
47 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
47 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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 113 of 650
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 44 of 650
520
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
544
620 eligible divisions
273
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
268
49.3% of votes cast
247
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
71
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
103
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Contributions
128
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£166,730
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£166,730
26% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Transport
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API