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Johanna Baxter vs Luke Pollard

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

Photograph of Johanna Baxter
Johanna Baxter
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire South
vs
Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Johanna Baxter and Luke Pollard voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 4 different votes 310 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
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.8%
15% above average
Rank 42 of 650
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
554
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,496
2,162 eligible divisions
277
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.1% of votes cast
277
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
672
44.9% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

134
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Appearances
77
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
146
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
673
+508.4 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£135,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£135,214
40% below average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 90 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API