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David Baines vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

David Baines and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 1 different votes 289 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
26 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
590 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
49.7% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
216
50.3% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3% 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
70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
216
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API