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Jess Phillips vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
943
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
702
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Appearances
74
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
223
+77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Contributions
91
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
56 of 71 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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