MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife
“Party-loyal backbencher with unusually low attendance who has shown notable rebellions on end-of-life amendments.”
Richard Baker is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife, elected in 2024. He serves on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, a role he has held since October 2024. His record shows near-total party loyalty but a notably low voting attendance compared with peers.
His voting pattern shows very high party loyalty (95–99% range) but attendance is well below the party average. He generally votes for workers’ rights protections and for strengthening trade union powers, and he consistently supports renter protections. He tends to vote against measures on bus services regulation, expanding mental health services, prison sentencing, and transgender rights, while his positions on Universal Credit and protest rights are mixed.
Declares six financial interests: three entries relating to land and property (within or outside the UK) and three entries relating to visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
1 positions
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Since Oct 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOPublic Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Parliamentary role · 28 Oct 2024
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
