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Dr Lauren Sullivan vs Richard Baker

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

Photograph of Dr Lauren Sullivan
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Lab Gravesham
vs
Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Dr Lauren Sullivan and Richard Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 0 different votes 393 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 649
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
517
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
590 eligible divisions
271
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
48.2% of votes cast
246
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
227
51.8% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Appearances
55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
69
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£154,312
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£154,312
32% below average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 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
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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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