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Chris Law vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Paula Barker voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 587 shared comparable votes.

519 same votes 68 different votes 587 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
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 50% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 57% aligned 90 shared votes
64 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 79% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

51.9 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 650
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 650
1,214
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,275
1,619 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
667
52.3 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
608
47.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
47
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
70
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Contributions
43
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 508 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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