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Gregory Stafford vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Paula Barker voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 309 different votes 316 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 650
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 650
427
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,287
1,631 eligible divisions
198
46.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
674
52.4 % of votes cast
229
53.6 % of votes cast
No votes
613
47.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

118
+48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Appearances
49
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
212
+88.0 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
Contributions
47
-77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
5
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

Tax
100 of 111 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 69 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API