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Baggy Shanker vs Mark Ferguson

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 Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Lab Gateshead Central and Whickham

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 1 different votes 369 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
89.3 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 649
473
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
568 eligible divisions
255
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
272
53.6 % of votes cast
218
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
235
46.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
Appearances
5
-70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 649
99
-34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Contributions
10
-123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£198,540
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API