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Gareth Snell vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 0 different votes 413 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
50 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 650
482
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
558 eligible divisions
239
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
252
54.0 % of votes cast
243
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
215
46.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

129
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
208
+83.2 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 650
Contributions
91
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API