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Alistair Strathern vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 556 shared comparable votes.

548 same votes 8 different votes 556 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
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 81% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
625
788 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
318
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
307
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Appearances
89
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
90
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
85
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
2 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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API