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Kim Leadbeater vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 966 shared comparable votes.

957 same votes 9 different votes 966 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
71 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
71 Aye 56 No
62 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
62 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
22 Aye 72 No
38 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
38 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 16 No
Benefits 84% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
71 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
71 Aye 56 No
62 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
62 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
22 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 146 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,126
1,369 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
579
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
547
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
5 years, 3 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

11
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
20
-134.6 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
63 of 65 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 146 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
40 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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