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Matt Turmaine vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Matt Turmaine
Matt Turmaine
Lab Watford
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Matt Turmaine and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 511 shared comparable votes.

503 same votes 8 different votes 511 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
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 80% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

91.4%
19% above average
Rank 11 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
577
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
299
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
278
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

46
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
69
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 482 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

£150,619
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£150,619
33% below 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API