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Sir John Whittingdale vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 267 different votes 271 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
4 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.8 %
8 % above average
Rank 201 of 648
Participation
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 648
1,868
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
526 eligible divisions
884
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
55.7 % of votes cast
984
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
193
44.3 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
34 years, 1 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 648
Appearances
66
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 648
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12 % below average
9
6 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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
80 of 88 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Defence
49 of 59 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API