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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Lab Slough
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,175 shared comparable votes.

1,157 same votes 18 different votes 1,175 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
92 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
92 Aye 53 No
60 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
60 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
29 Aye 72 No
30 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 19 No
Benefits 90% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
92 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
92 Aye 53 No
60 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
60 Aye 54 No
29 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
29 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

77.6%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,677
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
940
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
737
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
12
0.7% 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

89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
101
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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

£1,789,437
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£292,729
29% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Education
67 of 76 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
43 of 49 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
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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
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