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Karin Smyth vs Baggy Shanker

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 0 different votes 410 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

40 Aye 36 No

Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes

40 Aye 36 No

27 Aye 16 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes

27 Aye 16 No

27 Aye 5 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes

27 Aye 5 No

13 Aye 14 No

Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes

13 Aye 14 No

9 Aye 17 No

Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes

9 Aye 17 No

Most different by topic

40 Aye 36 No

Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes

40 Aye 36 No

27 Aye 16 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes

27 Aye 16 No

27 Aye 5 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes

27 Aye 5 No

13 Aye 14 No

Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes

13 Aye 14 No

9 Aye 17 No

Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes

9 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

72.6%

same as average

Rank 366 of 649

Participation

83.7%

11% above average

Rank 116 of 649

1,724

2,376 eligible divisions

Total votes

494

590 eligible divisions

962

55.8% of votes cast

Aye votes

262

53.0% of votes cast

762

44.2% of votes cast

No votes

232

47.0% of votes cast

0.0% of votes cast

Against party

0.2% of votes cast

11 years, 4 months

Since 7 May 2015

Commons service

2 years, 2 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107

+24.7 vs Commons average

Rank 144 of 649

Appearances

-10.3 vs Commons average

Rank 301 of 649

411

+267.5 vs Commons average

Rank 33 of 649

Contributions

-54.5 vs Commons average

Rank 369 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282

all imported IPSA years

Lifetime expenses

£198,540

all imported IPSA years

£291,769

29% above average

Latest expenses

£198,540

12% below average

1 registered category

Registered interests

4 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health

48 of 56 votes

Work / Employment

39 of 39 votes

Education

82 of 96 votes

Housing

32 of 32 votes

Foreign Affairs

58 of 69 votes

Benefits

30 of 30 votes

Transport

79 of 95 votes

Devolution / Local Government

24 of 24 votes

Brexit / EU

175 of 211 votes

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

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026