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Chris Bryant vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 936 shared comparable votes.

928 same votes 8 different votes 936 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
74 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
74 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
22 Aye 75 No
42 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
42 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 84% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
74 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
74 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
22 Aye 75 No
42 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
42 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 500 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,588
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
899
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
689
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

105
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
658
+503.4 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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
179 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
No rebel
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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