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Priti Patel vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 269 different votes 272 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
32 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 648
Participation
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 648
1,429
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
526 eligible divisions
644
45.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
55.7 % of votes cast
785
54.9 % of votes cast
No votes
193
44.3 % of votes cast
14
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 648
Appearances
66
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 648
Contributions
82
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
8
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Tax
215 of 318 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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