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Keir Mather vs Lee Barron

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 5 different votes 327 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
41 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 75% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
41 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
41 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 352 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
615
842 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
636 eligible divisions
297
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
46.9% of votes cast
318
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
257
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
3 years, 3 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
48
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
611
+443.9 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Transport
31 of 36 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Defence
29 of 35 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye 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