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Liz Kendall vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 930 shared comparable votes.

922 same votes 8 different votes 930 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
76 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
76 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
30 Aye 75 No
43 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
43 Aye 60 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 24 No
Benefits 88% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
76 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
76 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
30 Aye 75 No
43 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
43 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,543
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
878
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
665
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
483
+328.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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