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Mr Toby Perkins vs Lee Barron

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

Photograph of Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 8 different votes 379 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
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 70% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
41 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
41 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
1,774
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
636 eligible divisions
978
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
46.9% of votes cast
796
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
257
53.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

110
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Appearances
48
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
168
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
55
-112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 71 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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