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Dr Beccy Cooper vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Dr Beccy Cooper and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 8 different votes 435 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
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 296 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
478
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
1,701 eligible divisions
246
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
52.1% of votes cast
232
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 492 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

£235,147
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£235,147
4% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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 Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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