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Martin Rhodes vs David Baines

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

Photograph of Martin Rhodes
Martin Rhodes
Lab Glasgow North
vs
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David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Martin Rhodes and David Baines voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 0 different votes 337 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
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 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 105 of 649
Participation
65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 649
486
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
575 eligible divisions
237
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
49.9 % of votes cast
249
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
190
50.1 % of votes cast
8
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
Appearances
22
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
95
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Contributions
24
-115.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£133,441
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£133,441
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Defence
33 of 34 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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