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Luke Pollard vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Luke Pollard and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 982 shared comparable votes.

974 same votes 8 different votes 982 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
58 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
58 Aye 64 No
27 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
27 Aye 95 No
66 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
66 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
33 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 20 No
Benefits 84% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 11 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
58 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
58 Aye 64 No
27 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
27 Aye 95 No
66 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
66 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,490
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
818
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
672
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

82
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
710
+555.4 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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

£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£309,067
37% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Trade
74 of 90 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API