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Helen Hayes vs Richard Baker

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


Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Richard Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 1 different votes 369 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
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
590 eligible divisions
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
48.2% of votes cast
847
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
227
51.8% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
Appearances
55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
133
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API