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David Baines vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

David Baines and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 0 different votes 321 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
40 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Appearances
137
+53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
222
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API