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Tom Collins vs David Baines

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

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Tom Collins
Lab Worcester
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David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Tom Collins and David Baines voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 1 different votes 347 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
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
65.9 %
7 % below average
Rank 502 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
575 eligible divisions
252
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
49.9 % of votes cast
258
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
190
50.1 % of votes cast
13
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 649
Appearances
22
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
49
-88.1 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 649
Contributions
24
-113.1 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£199,237
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£199,237
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40 % below average
0
0 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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