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Kate Osborne vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 945 shared comparable votes.

940 same votes 5 different votes 945 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
74 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
74 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
23 Aye 94 No
28 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
Housing 97% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 98% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
50 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 98 shared votes
49 Aye 49 No
74 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
74 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
23 Aye 94 No

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

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
1,051
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
544
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
507
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
15
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
4
4 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

Migration
131 of 154 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
41 of 53 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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