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Baggy Shanker vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 430 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 3 different votes 430 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
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 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 113 of 650
Participation
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
520
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
620 eligible divisions
273
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
51.0% of votes cast
247
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
Appearances
59
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
107
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
76
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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