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Baggy Shanker

Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP

MP for Derby South · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: baggy.shanker.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.2%
531 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
113 meetings attended
Debate contributions
161
in the 7 year window
Written questions
7
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Baggy Shanker is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Derby South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Derby South4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.2%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
531

joint 99th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%

Participation by year

Baggy Shanker voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 87.7%87.7%2025: 80.1%80.1%2026: 88.6%88.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236209 88.6%
2025322258 80.1%
20247364 87.7%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631531 84.2%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
161
Written questions
7
Oral questions
22
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
113

joint 619th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658

Written questions per year
Baggy Shanker: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 4420242025: 1120252026: 222026
Oral questions per year
Baggy Shanker: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 1120242025: 151520252026: 662026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 66 44 2 6 0 0 0
2025 83 62 1 15 0 0 0
2024 12 10 4 1 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
161
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
116
distinct debates

joint 511th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650

Contributions per year
Baggy Shanker: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 121220242025: 838320252026: 66662026
Debates participated in per year
Baggy Shanker: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 101020242025: 626220252026: 44442026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Derby South
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Transport Committee

Constituency: Derby South

Derby South constituency boundary
Area
31.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 6,002
Electorate
72,944 · turnout 51.3%
Postcode areas
DE1, DE21, DE22, DE23, DE24, DE72, DE73, DE74, DE99

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.