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Pamela Nash vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Pamela Nash
Pamela Nash
Lab Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Pamela Nash and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 426 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 5 different votes 426 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
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.2%
6% above average
Rank 237 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
485
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
1,688 eligible divisions
232
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
695
51.9% of votes cast
253
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

20
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
Appearances
89
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
29
-132.6 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
Contributions
85
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£906,679
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£97,383
57% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API