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Sir Andrew Mitchell vs David Baines

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

Photograph of Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield
vs
Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Sir Andrew Mitchell and David Baines voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 175 different votes 179 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
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
718
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.6% of votes cast
776
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
202
51.4% of votes cast
41
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.8% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
Appearances
27
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649
Contributions
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£265,608
17% above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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 211 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
119 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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