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David Baines

Labour Sitting MP

MP for St Helens North · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: david.baines.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
68.2%
430 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
47 meetings attended
Debate contributions
68
in the 7 year window
Written questions
31
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

David Baines is the Labour MP for St Helens North, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
St Helens North4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
68.2%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
430

joint 437th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

David Baines voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 75.3%75.3%2025: 68.6%68.6%2026: 65.3%65.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236154 65.3%
2025322221 68.6%
20247355 75.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631430 68.2%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
68
Written questions
31
Oral questions
1
Early day motions
2
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
47

563rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
David Baines: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 8820242025: 131320252026: 10102026
Oral questions per year
David Baines: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 1120242025: 0020252026: 002026
Early day motions per year
David Baines: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.02024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 222026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 15 13 10 0 2 0 0
2025 37 23 13 0 0 0 0
2024 16 15 8 1 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
68
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
51
distinct debates

622nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
David Baines: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502024: 161620242025: 373720252026: 15152026
Debates participated in per year
David Baines: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year061319252024: 151520242025: 232320252026: 13132026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for St Helens North
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Petitions Committee

  2. 2025

    • – Joined Procedure Committee
    • – Joined Work and Pensions Committee

Constituency: St Helens North

St Helens North constituency boundary
Area
83.5 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 12,169
Electorate
75,483 · turnout 53.6%
Postcode areas
L34, WA10, WA11, WA12, WA2, WA3, WA9, WN4, WN5

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.