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Baggy Shanker vs Sir Julian Lewis

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

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Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South
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Photograph of Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 377 different votes 382 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
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
34 Aye 45 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 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
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 200 of 649
480
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,889
2,361 eligible divisions
258
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
47.2 % of votes cast
222
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
997
52.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Appearances
361
+283.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Contributions
490
+351.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 91 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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