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David Baines vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

David Baines and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 0 different votes 284 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
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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