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Liz Twist vs Richard Baker

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Richard Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 0 different votes 403 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
49 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
49 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 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
49 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
49 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 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

84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 112 of 650
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 650
1,770
2,094 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
563 eligible divisions
966
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
48.3 % of votes cast
804
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
218
51.7 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

97
+26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Appearances
41
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
133
+7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
52
-74.0 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
2
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 161 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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
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