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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 378 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 0 different votes 378 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
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 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
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 59 of 649
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
496
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
568 eligible divisions
265
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
48.5 % of votes cast
231
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
218
51.5 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 649
Appearances
40
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
64
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
Contributions
50
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 487 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API