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David Baines vs Chris Philp

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 Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

David Baines and Chris Philp voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 229 different votes 232 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
18 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 647
Participation
83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 647
358
542 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,946
2,328 eligible divisions
178
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
937
48.2 % of votes cast
180
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,009
51.8 % of votes cast
13
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

20
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 647
Appearances
50
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 647
22
-94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 647
Contributions
82
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Energy
14 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Defence
17 of 22 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API