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Charlie Dewhirst vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 316 different votes 323 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 17 No
Benefits 13% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
33 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
169
43.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
219
56.4% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

92
+9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
110
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£184,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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