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Emma Hardy vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,034 shared comparable votes.

1,017 same votes 17 different votes 1,034 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
56 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
56 Aye 68 No
75 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
75 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
17 Aye 81 No
25 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
Benefits 84% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
56 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
56 Aye 68 No
75 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
75 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
17 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,518
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
818
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
700
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
10
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

86
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
436
+271.4 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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

Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
161 of 189 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 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
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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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