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David Baines vs Gill Furniss

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 Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Voting alignment

David Baines and Gill Furniss voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 2 different votes 342 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
50 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
50 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
50 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 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

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 454 of 650
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 395 of 650
430
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,684
2,366 eligible divisions
210
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.1% of votes cast
220
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.9% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

25
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Appearances
40
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Contributions
35
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£322,640
43% above average
3
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
51 of 62 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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