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Richard Baker vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

281 same votes 10 different votes 291 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
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 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
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
469
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
636 eligible divisions
224
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.0% of votes cast
245
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.0% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
74
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
110
-59.2 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
Contributions
580
+410.8 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Trade
8 of 10 votes
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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