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Claire Hanna vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Claire Hanna and Paula Barker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 642 shared comparable votes.

622 same votes 20 different votes 642 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
25 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
25 Aye 82 No
30 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Benefits 88% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 6 No
Education 89% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 91% aligned 56 shared votes
40 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

46.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 624 of 647
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 241 of 647
746
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,262
1,605 eligible divisions
385
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
665
52.7 % of votes cast
361
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
597
47.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

23
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 647
Appearances
39
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 647
33
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 647
Contributions
42
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£301,191
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
0
0 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
58 of 63 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Migration
122 of 152 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 58 votes
Trade
32 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
22 of 37 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
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
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 19 Mar 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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