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David Mundell vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Paula Barker voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 849 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 817 different votes 849 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
10 Aye 30 No
Benefits 8% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 11 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
44 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 91 shared votes
48 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,311
1,658 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
683
52.1% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
628
47.9% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

123
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Appearances
80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
126
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
10
4 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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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