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Janet Daby vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Janet Daby
Janet Daby
Lab Lewisham East
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Janet Daby and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,121 shared comparable votes.

1,109 same votes 12 different votes 1,121 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
86 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
86 Aye 50 No
63 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
63 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
30 Aye 96 No
28 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
36 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
36 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
86 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
86 Aye 50 No
63 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
63 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
30 Aye 96 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,452
1,965 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
773
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
679
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
8 years, 4 months
Since 14 Jun 2018
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
102
-52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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

£1,581,636
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£267,555
18% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
0
0 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

Migration
147 of 162 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
98 of 113 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 78 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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