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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 167 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 163 different votes 167 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 10 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 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 10 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 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

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 648
Participation
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 475 of 648
1,474
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
708
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
178
49.7 % of votes cast
766
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
180
50.3 % of votes cast
39
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.6 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 648
Appearances
20
-40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 648
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 648
Contributions
22
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 648

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
20
6 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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 169 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes
Transport
61 of 87 votes
#3
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Trade
59 of 88 votes
#5
Defence
17 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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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