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Ms Diane Abbott vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 883 shared comparable votes.

862 same votes 21 different votes 883 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
76 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
76 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
26 Aye 70 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 241 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,262
1,605 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
665
52.7 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
597
47.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
39
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
42
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 58 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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