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Matt Rodda vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Matt Rodda and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,243 shared comparable votes.

1,219 same votes 24 different votes 1,243 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
63 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
63 Aye 73 No
29 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
29 Aye 95 No
32 Aye 34 No
Defence 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
40 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
40 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Benefits 89% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
96 Aye 48 No
Tax 99% aligned 144 shared votes
97 Aye 47 No
63 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
63 Aye 73 No
29 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
29 Aye 95 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,767
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
962
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
805
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
116
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£254,181
12% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Housing
52 of 55 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Education
70 of 76 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 76 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No rebel
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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