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Baggy Shanker vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 297 different votes 300 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
23 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
1 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
480
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
258
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
222
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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