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Baggy Shanker vs Rebecca Paul

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 Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 313 different votes 318 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 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
2 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
25 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
25 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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 124 of 650
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 650
467
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
558 eligible divisions
252
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
44.6 % of votes cast
215
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
243
55.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Appearances
84
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
91
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Contributions
128
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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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Voting source Commons Votes API