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Sir Edward Leigh vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 290 different votes 294 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
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
27 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
50 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 649
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
575 eligible divisions
834
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.7 % of votes cast
937
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
222
46.3 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
Appearances
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
3
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
188 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
56 of 70 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Tax
256 of 321 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
135 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API