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Leigh Ingham vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Leigh Ingham and Paula Barker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 10 different votes 367 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
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 15 No
Benefits 75% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

63.5%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
404
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
1,704 eligible divisions
200
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
706
52.1% of votes cast
204
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
649
47.9% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

124
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
100
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
152
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Contributions
91
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£240,870
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£240,870
6% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
3
2 registered categories
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 55 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Housing
30 of 33 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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