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Ian Lavery vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Paula Barker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,126 shared comparable votes.

1,121 same votes 5 different votes 1,126 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
85 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
85 Aye 48 No
27 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
27 Aye 95 No
56 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
56 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 17 No
Housing 98% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
85 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
85 Aye 48 No
27 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
27 Aye 95 No
56 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
56 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Aye rebel
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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