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Baggy Shanker vs Sir James Cleverly

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 Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 317 different votes 321 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
19 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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 123 of 650
Participation
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 650
473
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,638
2,350 eligible divisions
255
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
767
46.8 % of votes cast
218
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
871
53.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
91
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Contributions
49
-77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18 % above average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
191 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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