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Christian Wakeford vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

423 same votes 0 different votes 423 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
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
684
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
745
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
1
-142.5 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
0
0 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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API