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James Asser vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

James Asser and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 469 shared comparable votes.

461 same votes 8 different votes 469 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
48 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
48 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
48 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
Participation
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 107 of 650
542
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
533
633 eligible divisions
274
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
53.1% of votes cast
268
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
250
46.9% of votes cast
14
2.6% 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

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Appearances
96
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
112
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
2
2 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API