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Paula Barker vs Alex Burghart

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

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Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree
vs
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Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Alex Burghart voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,091 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,054 different votes 1,091 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
19 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 14 No
Benefits 3% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 26 No
Transport 3% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
75 Aye 47 No
Tax 2% aligned 122 shared votes
44 Aye 78 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
132
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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

Housing
51 of 53 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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