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Ruth Cadbury vs David Baines

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


Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and David Baines voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 9 different votes 341 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
51 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
51 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
51 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.1%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 650
Participation
67.9%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
1,818
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
636 eligible divisions
1,011
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
49.1% of votes cast
807
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
220
50.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Appearances
24
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
88
-81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
25
-144.2 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
Transport
81 of 98 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API