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Jess Phillips vs Paula Barker

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
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,008 shared comparable votes.

1,000 same votes 8 different votes 1,008 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
63 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
63 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
28 Aye 90 No
68 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
68 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 4 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
63 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
63 Aye 66 No
28 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
28 Aye 90 No
68 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
68 Aye 40 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 434 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,667
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
954
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
713
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
218
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 127 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
10
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

Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Transport
75 of 96 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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API