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Catherine Atkinson vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 8 different votes 446 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
53 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
53 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
53 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.9%
8% above average
Rank 196 of 650
Participation
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 106 of 650
506
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
533
633 eligible divisions
259
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
53.1% of votes cast
247
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
250
46.9% of votes cast
15
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
197
+32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Contributions
112
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
41 of 42 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API