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Richard Baker vs Joy Morrissey

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 Joy Morrissey
Joy Morrissey
Con Beaconsfield

Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Joy Morrissey voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 254 different votes 265 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
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
Participation
80.9%
8% above average
Rank 183 of 649
438
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,658 eligible divisions
211
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
661
49.3% of votes cast
227
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
680
50.7% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
70
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
99
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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
£1,341,892
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21% below average
Latest expenses
£297,942
32% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 53 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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