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Naz Shah vs David Baines

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and David Baines voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 0 different votes 282 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
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
860
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.6% of votes cast
691
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
202
51.4% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
26
-119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
9
3 registered categories
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

Housing
57 of 67 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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