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Jeff Smith vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

422 same votes 0 different votes 422 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 210 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 650
1,868
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
558 eligible divisions
1,018
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
252
54.0 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
215
46.0 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
76
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
47
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Contributions
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
1
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API