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Mike Kane vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,085 shared comparable votes.

1,059 same votes 26 different votes 1,085 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
77 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
77 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
29 Aye 85 No
31 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Benefits 89% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 9 No
Education 97% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
62 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 122 shared votes
62 Aye 60 No
77 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
77 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
29 Aye 85 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,740
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
983
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
757
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
12 years, 8 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

41
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 530 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
54
-110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 523 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

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
139 of 171 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
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
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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