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David Baines vs Liz Twist

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 Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett

Voting alignment

David Baines and Liz Twist voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
84.6%
12% above average
Rank 104 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,121 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
974
54.3% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.7% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

27
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
Contributions
151
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 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
£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£305,039
35% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 163 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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