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David Baines vs Sarah Jones

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

David Baines and Sarah Jones voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 8 different votes 236 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
32 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
432
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,443
2,167 eligible divisions
212
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
801
55.5% of votes cast
220
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
642
44.5% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

24
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
127
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
25
-144.2 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
666
+496.8 vs Commons average
Rank 12 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
£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£279,929
24% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API