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Karl Turner vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Karl Turner
Karl Turner
Lab Kingston upon Hull East
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Karl Turner and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 821 shared comparable votes.

813 same votes 8 different votes 821 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
77 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
77 Aye 31 No
48 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
48 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
28 Aye 58 No
18 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 17 No
Housing 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 21 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
77 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
77 Aye 31 No
48 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
48 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
28 Aye 58 No
18 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

56.5%
16% below average
Rank 598 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,359
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
787
57.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
572
42.1% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

36
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
27
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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

£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£218,387
3% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
4
3 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Housing
46 of 67 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Transport
65 of 96 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Tax
201 of 324 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
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