Compare

Dame Chi Onwurah vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,179 shared comparable votes.

1,157 same votes 22 different votes 1,179 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
70 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
70 Aye 68 No
78 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
78 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
25 Aye 95 No
30 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
34 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
70 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
70 Aye 68 No
78 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
78 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
25 Aye 95 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,839
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
1,017
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
822
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

122
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
172
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
80 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
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
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API