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Kate Osborne vs Lee Barron

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 7 different votes 324 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
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

64.3%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
1,095
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
636 eligible divisions
563
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
46.9% of votes cast
532
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
257
53.1% of votes cast
15
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

11
-84.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Appearances
48
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
12
-155.1 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
131 of 154 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Trade
41 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
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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