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Dame Harriett Baldwin vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dame Harriett Baldwin and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 371 different votes 383 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
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 169 of 649
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
1,926
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
761 eligible divisions
908
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
47.7 % of votes cast
1,018
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.3 % of votes cast
17
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

104
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
Appearances
102
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
135
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 649
Contributions
378
+241.3 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£247,722
9 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
4
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

Brexit / EU
207 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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