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Richard Baker vs Michael Shanks

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

Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife
vs
Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 0 different votes 296 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
438
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
211
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
227
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,133
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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