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Paula Barker vs Claire Hanna

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 Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
SDLP Belfast South and Mid Down

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Claire Hanna voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 649 shared comparable votes.

627 same votes 22 different votes 649 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 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
25 Aye 82 No
30 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 88% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 4 No
Education 90% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
40 Aye 16 No
Tax 91% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 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
45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
753
1,643 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
391
51.9 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
362
48.1 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
38
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 538 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
£1,304,824
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,191
33 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
122 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
33 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
22 of 37 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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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