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Nick Timothy vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
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Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Paula Barker voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 345 different votes 351 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
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 17% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
33 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
33 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

69.1%
3% below average
Rank 440 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
436
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
208
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
228
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

81
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Appearances
90
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
125
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£199,214
12% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
21
4 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API