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Christian Wakeford vs Steve Barclay

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Steve Barclay voted the same way 39% of the time, based on 898 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 550 different votes 898 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
23 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 79% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 7 No
Trade 67% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 65% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 14 No
Transport 57% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 18 shared votes
1 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 2% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 83 No
Migration 19% aligned 106 shared votes
73 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
805
47.7 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
884
52.3 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Appearances
76
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
1
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
106
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
2 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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