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Mike Kane vs David Baines

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
vs
Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and David Baines voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 0 different votes 294 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
24 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
976
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.6% of votes cast
744
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
202
51.4% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.8% of votes cast
12 years, 7 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Appearances
27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
55
-90.7 vs Commons average
Rank 489 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

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Migration
139 of 171 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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 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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