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Dan Norris vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Dan Norris
Dan Norris
Ind North East Somerset and Hanham
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Dan Norris and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 7 different votes 357 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
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 80% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 647
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 241 of 647
399
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,262
1,605 eligible divisions
215
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
665
52.7 % of votes cast
184
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
597
47.3 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

0
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 641 of 647
Appearances
40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 647
0
-113.8 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 647
Contributions
43
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£110,729
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£110,729
51 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
3
2 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 58 votes
Transport
23 of 25 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API