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Afzal Khan vs Paula Barker

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,166 shared comparable votes.

1,157 same votes 9 different votes 1,166 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
70 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
70 Aye 74 No
78 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
78 Aye 52 No
28 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
28 Aye 87 No
31 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 7 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 98% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
70 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
70 Aye 74 No
78 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
78 Aye 52 No
28 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
28 Aye 87 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 229 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,689
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
935
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
754
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
48
-106.8 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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