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Angela Rayner vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 960 shared comparable votes.

952 same votes 8 different votes 960 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
52 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
52 Aye 59 No
20 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
20 Aye 81 No
70 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
70 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 93% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 5 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
52 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
52 Aye 59 No
20 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
20 Aye 81 No
70 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
70 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 483 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
889
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
712
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

32
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
448
+293.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
24
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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
77 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API