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Lorraine Beavers vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Lorraine Beavers and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

425 same votes 3 different votes 428 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
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 650
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 650
485
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,287
1,631 eligible divisions
258
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
674
52.4 % of votes cast
227
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
613
47.6 % of votes cast
8
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Appearances
50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
59
-66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£199,406
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API