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Paula Barker vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,133 shared comparable votes.

1,123 same votes 10 different votes 1,133 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
88 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
88 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
39 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 25 No
Benefits 88% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
70 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
88 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
88 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No

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

Voting record

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
Participation
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 650
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,405 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
57.3% of votes cast
644
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
770
42.7% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Appearances
47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
83
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
27
-127.8 vs Commons average
Rank 597 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43% above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
52 of 54 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Education
83 of 96 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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