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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 248 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 245 different votes 248 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 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 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 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 648
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 475 of 648
1,946
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
946
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
178
49.7 % of votes cast
1,000
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
180
50.3 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
+9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 648
Appearances
20
-40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 648
234
+125.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 648
Contributions
22
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 648

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
19
7 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
83 of 88 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 65 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
17 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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