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Anneliese Dodds vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Lab Oxford East
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Anneliese Dodds and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,182 shared comparable votes.

1,164 same votes 18 different votes 1,182 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
73 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
73 Aye 75 No
91 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
91 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
28 Aye 95 No
40 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Benefits 89% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
73 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
73 Aye 75 No
91 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
91 Aye 43 No
28 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
28 Aye 95 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
6% above average
Rank 243 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,688
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
937
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
751
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
11
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

106
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
121
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,671,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£261,480
16% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Education
72 of 76 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
176 of 198 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 189 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 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
No rebel
Closure motion 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 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
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 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
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