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Paula Barker vs Ben Obese-Jecty

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 Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 325 different votes 331 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
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 15% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 242 of 648
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 648
1,255
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
526 eligible divisions
664
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
45.4 % of votes cast
591
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
215
54.6 % of votes cast
8
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 648
Appearances
171
+110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 648
35
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 648
Contributions
223
+114.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Defence
55 of 58 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes
#5
Education
40 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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