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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.

Photograph of Mr Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 1 different votes 393 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

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 649
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 649
466
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
575 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.7 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
222
46.3 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Appearances
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
57
-81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650

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
12
5 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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