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Richard Baker
Labour MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Richard Baker is the Labour MP for Glenrothes and Mid Fife, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
MessageSeat status
Relatively safe
Majority size
2,954
Recent swing
+16.9% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
UK Friends of Ukraine (£768)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Richard voted with the majority
VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Richard voted against the majority
VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Richard voted with the majority
Where Richard fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Richard Baker
Member of Parliament
Glenrothes and Mid Fife
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee