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Dr Rupa Huq vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
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Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,096 shared comparable votes.

1,080 same votes 16 different votes 1,096 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
72 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
72 Aye 57 No
54 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
54 Aye 69 No
29 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
29 Aye 82 No
28 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
35 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
35 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Benefits 88% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
72 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
72 Aye 57 No
54 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
54 Aye 69 No
29 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
29 Aye 82 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,776
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
970
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
806
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

69
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
65
-89.6 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
3
3 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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
78 of 94 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 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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