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David Baines vs James Naish

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 James Naish
James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe

Voting alignment

David Baines and James Naish voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 4 different votes 316 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 393 of 650
430
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
631 eligible divisions
210
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
216
47.9% of votes cast
220
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.1% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Appearances
204
+109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
Contributions
267
+102.4 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£186,058
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£186,058
18% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
7 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API