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David Baines vs Chris Coghlan

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 Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley

Voting alignment

David Baines and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 169 different votes 201 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
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 36% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 20 No
Tax 7% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 10% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 649
Participation
52.1%
21% below average
Rank 617 of 649
383
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
302
580 eligible divisions
190
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
175
57.9% of votes cast
193
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
127
42.1% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
Appearances
60
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
27
-110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
Contributions
72
-65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API