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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 283 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 278 different votes 283 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 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 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
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 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
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 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

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 650
422
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,349 eligible divisions
204
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
948
48.3 % of votes cast
218
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,014
51.7 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
49
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
52
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 378 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
10
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
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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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