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Darren Paffey vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 8 different votes 421 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
62 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
62 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
62 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
Participation
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 106 of 650
484
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
533
633 eligible divisions
224
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
53.1% of votes cast
260
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
250
46.9% of votes cast
13
2.7% 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

79
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
97
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
91
-76.2 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
113
-54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,934
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API