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Anna Gelderd vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Anna Gelderd
Anna Gelderd
Lab South East Cornwall
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Anna Gelderd and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 8 different votes 368 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
31 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 60% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

65.7%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
418
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
1,704 eligible divisions
197
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
706
52.1% of votes cast
221
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
649
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

88
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
96
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
92
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Contributions
87
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£153,512
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£153,512
32% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
3
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 55 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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