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Richard Baker vs Barry Gardiner

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


Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 4 different votes 267 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
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 81% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
17 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
466
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
223
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
243
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
107
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,133
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API