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Baggy Shanker vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 0 different votes 368 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
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 343 of 649
473
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
718
977 eligible divisions
255
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
354
49.3 % of votes cast
218
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
364
50.7 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

81
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
99
-34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Contributions
273
+139.6 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£198,540
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Trade
18 of 21 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Migration
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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