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Jon Pearce vs Richard Baker

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

Photograph of Jon Pearce
Jon Pearce
Lab High Peak
vs
Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Jon Pearce and Richard Baker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 10 different votes 377 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
41 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
41 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
41 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.5%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
474
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
636 eligible divisions
242
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
47.8% of votes cast
232
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
245
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

34
-63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Appearances
90
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
34
-135.2 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Contributions
110
-59.2 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£186,611
17% below average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
3
2 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

Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
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
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