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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.

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 0 different votes 399 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 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
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 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
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 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 43 of 647
Participation
83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 647
477
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
537 eligible divisions
253
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
54.8 % of votes cast
224
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
202
45.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 647
Appearances
63
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 647
117
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Contributions
78
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 647

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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API