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Alex Burghart vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Paula Barker voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,087 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,050 different votes 1,087 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
17 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 25 No
Benefits 3% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 13 No
Transport 3% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
44 Aye 78 No
Tax 2% aligned 122 shared votes
75 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 32 No
Defence 0% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 32 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,792
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,292
1,636 eligible divisions
863
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
52.5 % of votes cast
929
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
614
47.5 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
130
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
Contributions
66
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Migration
154 of 161 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
81 of 85 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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