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Baggy Shanker vs Patricia 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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 5 different votes 412 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
50 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
50 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 96% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
50 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
50 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 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
78.9%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 650
520
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
620 eligible divisions
273
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.3% of votes cast
247
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
Appearances
105
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
107
-55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Contributions
138
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 273 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API