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Jo Stevens vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Jo Stevens and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,086 shared comparable votes.

1,078 same votes 8 different votes 1,086 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
82 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
82 Aye 51 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
57 Aye 66 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
27 Aye 82 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 24 No
Benefits 86% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
82 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
82 Aye 51 No
57 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
57 Aye 66 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
27 Aye 82 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,786
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
970
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
816
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
7
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

42
-46.8 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
173
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 182 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

£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£253,083
12% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Education
77 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
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
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API