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Mark Sewards vs David Baines

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


Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and David Baines voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 9 different votes 372 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
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
52 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
52 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
Participation
67.9%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
491
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
636 eligible divisions
235
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
49.1% of votes cast
256
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
220
50.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

201
+105.4 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 650
Appearances
24
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
212
+45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Contributions
25
-141.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API