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Alex Baker vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Alex Baker and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 305 different votes 312 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
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
41 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
25 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
25 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 253 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
447
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
242
54.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
205
45.9 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
11
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

64
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£175,028
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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