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Matt Western vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
52 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
52 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Appearances
74
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
109
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
91
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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