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Jess Phillips vs Lee Barron

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
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Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 7 different votes 336 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
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
1,678
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
636 eligible divisions
963
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
46.9% of votes cast
715
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
257
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
48
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
206
+38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Contributions
55
-112.1 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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