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Catherine Fookes vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 0 different votes 394 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
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
47 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
47 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 196 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
241
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
231
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
108
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
3
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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