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Kerry McCarthy vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

434 same votes 1 different votes 435 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
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 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

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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