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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 260 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 0 different votes 260 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
51.7 %
22 % below average
Rank 619 of 648
1,255
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
272
526 eligible divisions
664
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
124
45.6 % of votes cast
591
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
148
54.4 % of votes cast
8
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
8
2.9 % 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
33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648
35
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 648
Contributions
38
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
£179,390
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,390
21 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
55 of 58 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 65 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API