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Cat Eccles vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Paula Barker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 0 different votes 309 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
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

55.4%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 649
Participation
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 649
327
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,311
1,658 eligible divisions
142
43.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
683
52.1% of votes cast
185
56.6% of votes cast
No votes
628
47.9% of votes cast
10
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

103
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Appearances
80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
130
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Contributions
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API