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Paula Barker vs Damien Egan

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 Damien Egan
Damien Egan
Lab Bristol North East

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Damien Egan voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 8 different votes 446 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
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 14 No
Benefits 74% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 396 of 650
1,352
1,701 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
719 eligible divisions
705
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
46.9% of votes cast
647
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
272
53.1% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Contributions
43
-121.6 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£245,488
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43% above average
Latest expenses
£233,152
3% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
52 of 54 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Energy
21 of 23 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 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
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API