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Baggy Shanker vs Mike Reader

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Mike Reader voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 7 different votes 406 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
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
30 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
30 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

84.2%
12% above average
Rank 106 of 650
Participation
74.1%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
533
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
633 eligible divisions
283
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
250
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
82
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
113
-54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
Contributions
118
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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
£208,618
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£208,618
8% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
33 of 33 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 122 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API