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Lisa Smart vs Paula Barker

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

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Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Paula Barker voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 254 different votes 325 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 0 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 53% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 5% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 3 No
Transport 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 9% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
380
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
206
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
174
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

158
+80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
215
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649
Contributions
78
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
20
4 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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