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Dame Harriett Baldwin vs David Baines

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

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Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire
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David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Dame Harriett Baldwin and David Baines voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 270 different votes 288 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.6%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 649
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
1,940
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
915
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.6% of votes cast
1,025
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
202
51.4% of votes cast
17
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 149 of 649
Appearances
26
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 649
134
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Contributions
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£247,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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

Brexit / EU
207 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Trade
76 of 91 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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