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Baggy Shanker vs Yvette Cooper

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 Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Baggy Shanker and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

172 same votes 0 different votes 172 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
14 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

84.0%
11% above average
Rank 111 of 650
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 650
505
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,387 eligible divisions
268
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
861
57.3% of votes cast
237
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
641
42.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

80
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
Appearances
79
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
97
-52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
1,129
+979.9 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£198,540
12% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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