MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Richard Baker is the Labour (Co‑operative) MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife, elected on 4 July 2024. He sits on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee from October 2024. He is aligned with Labour’s centre-left spectrum and represents his Scottish constituency in Parliament.
He generally votes with his party (98% loyalty), but has a notably low voting attendance (14%). He has recorded 5 rebel votes against the party. His record places him on the centre-left (36/100). In policy terms, he backs workers’ rights and renter protections, while voting against harsher prison sentencing and opposing some social protections such as transgender rights and expanded mental health services, with a mixed approach to Universal Credit and climate measures.
Declared financial interests include land and property (within or outside the UK) and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
1 positions
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Since Oct 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted for trade union powers
has generally voted for workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has voted a mixture of ways on renter protections
has generally voted against transgender rights
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77
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Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading