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Richard Baker vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 9 different votes 286 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
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
469
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
224
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.5% of votes cast
245
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
701
43.5% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

90
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
110
-59.2 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Contributions
58
-111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API