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Alex Baker vs Mark Garnier

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

Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot
vs
Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Alex Baker and Mark Garnier voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 332 different votes 335 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
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 650
Participation
83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 650
436
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,970
2,349 eligible divisions
235
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
961
48.8 % of votes cast
201
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,009
51.2 % of votes cast
11
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
244
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,028
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£175,028
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API