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John Whitby vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

John Whitby and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 460 shared comparable votes.

460 same votes 0 different votes 460 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
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
48 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 28 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
258
49.2% 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
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
Appearances
72
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
76
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Contributions
89
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API