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Nadia Whittome vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome
Lab Nottingham East
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Nadia Whittome and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 975 shared comparable votes.

964 same votes 11 different votes 975 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
72 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
72 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 19 No
Benefits 95% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 6 No
Energy 95% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 107 shared votes
41 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

67.7 %
5 % below average
Rank 478 of 647
Participation
78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 241 of 647
1,087
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,262
1,605 eligible divisions
563
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
665
52.7 % of votes cast
524
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
597
47.3 % of votes cast
24
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 647
Appearances
40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 647
34
-79.8 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 647
Contributions
43
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,307,357
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£284,746
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Migration
130 of 152 votes
#3
Defence
55 of 58 votes
Work / Employment
52 of 65 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Transport
46 of 60 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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