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Baggy Shanker vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 650
472
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
563 eligible divisions
254
53.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
49.1 % of votes cast
218
46.2 % of votes cast
No votes
239
50.9 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Appearances
18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
91
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Contributions
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 526 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API