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Paula Barker vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Christine Jardine voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 843 shared comparable votes.

651 same votes 192 different votes 843 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
25 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 112 shared votes
25 Aye 87 No
20 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 18 No
Trade 92% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
Education 29% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 36% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
76 Aye 32 No
Tax 57% aligned 108 shared votes
64 Aye 44 No
10 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 65% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
26 Aye 15 No
Defence 66% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,255
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
664
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
591
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % of votes cast
8
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
35
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Defence
55 of 58 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 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 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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