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Richard Baker

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: richard.baker.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
73.9%
466 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
58 meetings attended
Debate contributions
146
in the 7 year window
Written questions
56
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Richard Baker is the Labour MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Glenrothes and Mid Fife4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Aberdeen North

Voting participation

Participation rate
73.9%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
466

joint 320th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Richard Baker voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 98.6%98.6%2025: 82.9%82.9%2026: 53.8%53.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236127 53.8%
2025322267 82.9%
20247372 98.6%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631466 73.9%

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
146
Written questions
56
Oral questions
21
Early day motions
16
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
58

joint 516th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Richard Baker: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 202020242025: 272720252026: 992026
Oral questions per year
Richard Baker: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 4420242025: 111120252026: 662026
Early day motions per year
Richard Baker: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 3320242025: 111120252026: 222026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 46 35 9 6 2 0 0
2025 71 46 27 11 11 0 0
2024 29 15 20 4 3 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Member 28 October 2024 58 of 58 100.0%

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

Hansard activity

Contributions
146
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
96
distinct debates

joint 526th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Richard Baker: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 292920242025: 717120252026: 46462026
Debates participated in per year
Richard Baker: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 151520242025: 464620252026: 35352026

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 Glenrothes and Mid Fife
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Constituency: Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Glenrothes and Mid Fife constituency boundary
Area
173.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 2,954
Electorate
70,655 · turnout 51.1%
Postcode areas
KY1, KY12, KY2, KY4, KY5, KY6, KY7, KY8

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.