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Linsey Farnsworth vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

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

435 same votes 0 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
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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

87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
516
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
265
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
251
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
134
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
2
1 registered category
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 20 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