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Alison McGovern vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,058 shared comparable votes.

1,050 same votes 8 different votes 1,058 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
30 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
30 Aye 92 No
77 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
77 Aye 41 No
59 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
59 Aye 58 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Benefits 88% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
30 Aye 92 No
77 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
77 Aye 41 No
59 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
59 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,688
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
932
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
756
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

72
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
521
+366.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye 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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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