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David Baines vs Alison McGovern

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


Voting alignment

David Baines and Alison McGovern voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 10 different votes 322 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
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
432
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,702
2,422 eligible divisions
212
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.4% of votes cast
220
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
759
44.6% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

24
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
80
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
25
-144.2 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
573
+403.8 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API