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Baggy Shanker vs Sonia Kumar

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


Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 1 different votes 431 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
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 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 116 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
494
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
262
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
232
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
234
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Appearances
103
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API