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Paula Barker vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Dave Robertson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 494 shared comparable votes.

482 same votes 12 different votes 494 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
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 77% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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 213 of 650
Participation
87.3%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 650
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
551
631 eligible divisions
703
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
296
53.7% of votes cast
647
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
255
46.3% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
135
+40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Contributions
175
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43% above average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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