MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife
“A party-loyal Labour backbencher who has notably rebelled 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 from October 2024.
He generally aligns with his party (98% loyalty) but has a low attendance rate (14%, vs. 33% party average) and five rebel votes. He has supported workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and backed renter protections, while voting against expanded mental health services, against tougher prison sentencing, against bus service regulation and against transgender rights. His record on climate change measures and Universal Credit is mixed.
He has declared financial interests including land and property (in the UK or abroad) and 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: 33%
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.
Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Public 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.
