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Martin Vickers vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 363 different votes 371 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
33 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

84.7%
12% above average
Rank 95 of 650
Participation
83.9%
11% above average
Rank 113 of 650
2,039
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
620 eligible divisions
968
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
273
52.5% of votes cast
1,071
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
247
47.5% of votes cast
26
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

176
+83.0 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Appearances
91
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
175
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Contributions
107
-55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
206 of 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Trade
90 of 94 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API