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Daisy Cooper vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Daisy Cooper and Paula Barker voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 990 shared comparable votes.

710 same votes 280 different votes 990 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 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 65 No
Migration 99% aligned 76 shared votes
12 Aye 64 No
13 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 18 No
Education 26% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 38% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 19 No
Housing 51% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
77 Aye 50 No
Tax 52% aligned 127 shared votes
86 Aye 41 No
6 Aye 32 No
Devolution / Local Government 53% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,186
1,638 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,293
1,638 eligible divisions
614
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
52.4 % of votes cast
572
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
615
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
108
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 649
Contributions
66
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£274,876
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
22
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
14
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
40 of 44 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API