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Sir Stephen Timms vs Baggy Shanker

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

Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham
vs
Photograph of Baggy Shanker
Baggy Shanker
Lab Derby South

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Baggy Shanker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 4 different votes 406 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
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 231 of 650
Participation
83.9%
11% above average
Rank 113 of 650
1,888
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
620 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
273
52.5% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
247
47.5% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Appearances
91
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
204
+42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
107
-55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£198,540
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£198,540
12% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API