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Baggy Shanker vs Rachel Hopkins

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 485 shared comparable votes.

485 same votes 0 different votes 485 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

55 Aye 39 No

Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes

55 Aye 39 No

29 Aye 18 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes

29 Aye 18 No

25 Aye 9 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes

25 Aye 9 No

13 Aye 20 No

Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes

13 Aye 20 No

20 Aye 12 No

Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes

20 Aye 12 No

Most different by topic

55 Aye 39 No

Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes

55 Aye 39 No

29 Aye 18 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes

29 Aye 18 No

25 Aye 9 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes

25 Aye 9 No

13 Aye 20 No

Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes

13 Aye 20 No

20 Aye 12 No

Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes

20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.7%

11% above average

Rank 116 of 649

Participation

84.9%

12% above average

Rank 96 of 649

494

590 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,408

1,658 eligible divisions

262

53.0% of votes cast

Aye votes

746

53.0% of votes cast

232

47.0% of votes cast

No votes

662

47.0% of votes cast

0.2% of votes cast

Against party

0.1% of votes cast

2 years, 3 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Commons service

6 years, 9 months

Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

-9.6 vs Commons average

Rank 297 of 650

Appearances

+2.4 vs Commons average

Rank 230 of 650

-54.7 vs Commons average

Rank 368 of 650

Contributions

100

-45.7 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

£1,064,817

all imported IPSA years

£198,540

12% below average

Latest expenses

£253,152

12% above average

3 registered categories

Registered interests

2 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Work / Employment

39 of 39 votes

Housing

53 of 54 votes

Housing

32 of 32 votes

Environment / Climate

42 of 44 votes

Benefits

30 of 30 votes

Education

65 of 69 votes

Devolution / Local Government

24 of 24 votes

Migration

143 of 154 votes

Foreign Affairs

4 of 4 votes

Foreign Affairs

46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same

Aye

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026