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Imran Hussain vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Imran Hussain
Imran Hussain
Lab Bradford East
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Imran Hussain and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,107 shared comparable votes.

1,093 same votes 14 different votes 1,107 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
79 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
79 Aye 45 No
38 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 20 No
Benefits 96% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 94 No
Migration 99% aligned 121 shared votes
28 Aye 93 No
70 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 136 shared votes
71 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,749
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
963
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
786
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
31
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
79
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,184,798
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£312,619
38% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
73 of 80 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
144 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
79 of 94 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
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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