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Paula Barker vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,119 shared comparable votes.

1,116 same votes 3 different votes 1,119 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
89 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
89 Aye 51 No
64 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
64 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
30 Aye 96 No
29 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Education 98% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
89 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
89 Aye 51 No
64 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
64 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
30 Aye 96 No
29 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 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 rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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