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David Baines vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

David Baines and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 175 different votes 179 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
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

26
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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