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Richard Baker vs Chris Philp

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
vs
Photograph of Chris Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Chris Philp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 283 different votes 288 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
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 649
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 128 of 649
430
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,971
2,361 eligible divisions
208
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
952
48.3 % of votes cast
222
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,019
51.7 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Appearances
59
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
82 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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