Official portrait of Richard Baker

Richard Baker

Labour MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife, since 4 July 2024

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

Scorecard

74.8% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
430 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
145 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
12 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
85 Debates spoken in 54 written questions tabled

Ranked 276 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No vote 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No vote 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No vote 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No vote 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No vote 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 No vote 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No vote 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No vote 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No vote 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part Aye 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Aye 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 185–344

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Falkland Islands Government
Address of donor: Falkland Islands Government, Office of the Legislative Assembly, Gilbert House, Ross Road, Stanley, Falkland Islands, Stanley, FIQQ 1ZZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£,1572), accommodation (£636.00), UK taxis (£288.68), GI transport (£218.68) and meals and hospitality (£386.66), value £3,102.02
Destination of visit: Falkland Islands
Dates of visit: 17 February 2025 to 21 February 2025
Purpose of visit: Study trip; meeting with Parliamentarians from the Falkland Islands; visit Ascension Island and its facilities.
(Registered 24 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£561.02), accommodation (£649.90) and food and refreshments (£270.23), value £1,481.15
Destination of visit: Jordan
Dates of visit: 20 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
Purpose of visit: Overseas visit to Jordan to see UK Development programmes ‘in-action’ and meet with development experts and partners.
(Registered 24 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 81 High Street Cosham Portsmouth PO63BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): YES Conference Pass, accommodation, internal travel and meals, value £768.04
Destination of visit: Ukraine
Dates of visit: 10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
Purpose of visit: To promote and strengthen relations between the UK and Ukrainian Parliaments.
(Registered 6 October 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Val de Louyre, France
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member.
(Registered 25 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Edinburgh
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 26 July 2024; updated 4 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Aberdeen
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member.
(Registered 4 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

85 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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