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Ashley Dalton vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 538 shared comparable votes.

526 same votes 12 different votes 538 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
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
15 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 74% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
15 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 539 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
614
969 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
289
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
325
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
5
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
108
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 359 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

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 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
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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