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Jeremy Corbyn vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Jeremy Corbyn and Paula Barker voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 872 shared comparable votes.

751 same votes 121 different votes 872 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
22 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
22 Aye 92 No
17 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 17 No
Trade 96% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 7 No
Education 62% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 18 No
Housing 65% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 77% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 111 shared votes
46 Aye 65 No
17 Aye 4 No
Energy 86% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.0%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,492
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
1,688 eligible divisions
826
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
695
51.9% of votes cast
666
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

141
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
89
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
204
+42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
85
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£284,788
26% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
29
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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
144 of 171 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Housing
51 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
49 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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