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Dame Meg Hillier vs Richard Baker

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

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Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
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Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Richard Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
575 eligible divisions
983
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
48.4 % of votes cast
748
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
222
51.6 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Appearances
48
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
151
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 178 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

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21 % below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
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
190 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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