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Paula Barker vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,097 shared comparable votes.

1,092 same votes 5 different votes 1,097 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
86 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
86 Aye 52 No
60 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
60 Aye 63 No
21 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
21 Aye 94 No
30 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 20 No
Benefits 92% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
86 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
86 Aye 52 No
60 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
60 Aye 63 No
21 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
21 Aye 94 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
77.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 648
1,255
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,594 eligible divisions
664
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
51.9 % of votes cast
591
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
594
48.1 % of votes cast
8
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 648
Appearances
21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 648
35
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 648
Contributions
26
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Defence
54 of 58 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Defence
55 of 58 votes
#3
Education
63 of 68 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes
#5
Energy
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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