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Mr Paul Foster vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 2 different votes 407 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
46 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
46 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
46 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
480
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
240
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
240
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
8
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 649
Appearances
74
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 381 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

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API