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Paula Barker vs Cat Eccles

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 Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Cat Eccles voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 0 different votes 296 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
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 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
54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 608 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
313
575 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
138
44.1 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
175
55.9 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
3.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 317 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
£179,390
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,390
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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