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Richard Baker vs Alicia Kearns

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

Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife
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Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 253 different votes 261 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
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
Participation
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
438
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
211
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
575
49.6% of votes cast
227
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
584
50.4% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Appearances
132
+48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,133
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21% below average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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