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Greg Smith vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Paula Barker voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,153 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 1,122 different votes 1,153 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
17 Aye 31 No
Benefits 6% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
48 Aye 92 No
Tax 2% aligned 140 shared votes
89 Aye 51 No
72 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 141 shared votes
67 Aye 74 No
Most different by topic
97 Aye 28 No
Migration 0% aligned 125 shared votes
28 Aye 97 No
28 Aye 32 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,454
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,292
1,636 eligible divisions
707
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
52.5 % of votes cast
747
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
614
47.5 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

195
+119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
267
+133.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
66
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API