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Catherine Atkinson vs Richard Baker

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Richard Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 649
456
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
575 eligible divisions
239
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
48.4 % of votes cast
217
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
222
51.6 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
48
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
182
+43.4 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Contributions
60
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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