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Gareth Snell vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 487 shared comparable votes.

478 same votes 9 different votes 487 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
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 75% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 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

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
550
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
271
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
279
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

205
+110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
316
+151.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 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

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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
Migration
13 of 13 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
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
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
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