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David Baines vs Sir Mark Tami

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


Voting alignment

David Baines and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 12 different votes 409 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
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 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
82.8%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 650
432
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,005
2,422 eligible divisions
212
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,092
54.5% of votes cast
220
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
913
45.5% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

24
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
0
-97.0 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
25
-144.2 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
0
-169.2 vs Commons average
Rank 645 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API