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Jeff Smith vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,092 shared comparable votes.

1,084 same votes 8 different votes 1,092 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
81 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
81 Aye 52 No
65 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
65 Aye 61 No
21 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
21 Aye 89 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 24 No
Benefits 88% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
81 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
81 Aye 52 No
65 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 126 shared votes
65 Aye 61 No
21 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
21 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
875
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
8
0.4% 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

54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
70
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
62 of 67 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API