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David Baines vs Mr James Frith

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 Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

David Baines and Mr James Frith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

310 same votes 0 different votes 310 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 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
41 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
41 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
590 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
49.1% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
227
50.9% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Appearances
31
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
47
-98.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Education
46 of 50 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API