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Paula Barker vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Alex Sobel voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,036 shared comparable votes.

1,031 same votes 5 different votes 1,036 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
74 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
74 Aye 52 No
30 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
30 Aye 93 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 10 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
74 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
74 Aye 52 No
30 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
30 Aye 93 No
51 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No
25 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
54.5 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
687
45.5 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % 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
103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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