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Sarah Russell vs Baggy Shanker

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Russell and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 1 different votes 410 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
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 116 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
247
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
53.0% of votes cast
239
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
232
47.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
139
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,204
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£179,204
21% below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
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

#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Education
49 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API