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Baggy Shanker vs Tom Rutland

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


Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 0 different votes 429 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
54 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
494
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
262
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
232
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% 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
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API