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Helen Morgan vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
LD North Shropshire
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Helen Morgan and Paula Barker voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 745 shared comparable votes.

457 same votes 288 different votes 745 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 1 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 74 No
Migration 99% aligned 84 shared votes
11 Aye 73 No
11 Aye 1 No
Trade 92% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 88% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 26% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 31% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
50 Aye 44 No
Tax 34% aligned 94 shared votes
60 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 16 No
Defence 38% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
918
1,209 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
472
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
446
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
4 years, 7 months
Since 16 Dec 2021
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

164
+85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 649
Appearances
65
-13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 649
256
+117.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Contributions
75
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£902,167
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£304,868
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
10
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

Devolution / Local Government
53 of 54 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Defence
41 of 47 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Education
55 of 64 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
42 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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