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Martin McCluskey vs David Baines

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

Photograph of Martin McCluskey
Martin McCluskey
Lab Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
vs
Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Martin McCluskey and David Baines voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 0 different votes 296 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
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.1%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 649
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
455
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
226
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.6% of votes cast
229
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
202
51.4% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
315
+169.3 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£140,697
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£140,697
38% below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API