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Mark Garnier vs David Baines

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and David Baines voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 257 different votes 260 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
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 649
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
575 eligible divisions
962
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
49.9 % of votes cast
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
190
50.1 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
24
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Contributions
26
-112.3 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40 % below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API