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David Baines vs Alex Baker

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

Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North
vs
Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

David Baines and Alex Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 0 different votes 309 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
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
Participation
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 265 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
53.4% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
212
46.6% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Appearances
69
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
96
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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