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David Baines vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

David Baines and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 8 different votes 384 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
51 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
Participation
84.3%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 650
432
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
536
636 eligible divisions
212
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
284
53.0% of votes cast
220
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
252
47.0% of votes cast
15
3.5% 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

25
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Appearances
97
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
26
-141.2 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
3
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API