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Peter Lamb vs Richard Baker

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

Photograph of Peter Lamb
Peter Lamb
Lab Crawley
vs
Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Peter Lamb and Richard Baker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 439 shared comparable votes.

436 same votes 3 different votes 439 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
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

92.3%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 650
Participation
75.2%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 650
572
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
620 eligible divisions
283
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.9% of votes cast
289
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
243
52.1% of votes cast
18
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Appearances
85
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
45
-115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
105
-55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,437
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£133,437
41% below average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
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
42 of 42 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Second Reading 9 Sept 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 43 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API