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Paula Barker vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 0 different votes 375 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
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 221 of 648
1,255
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
526 eligible divisions
664
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
49.0 % of votes cast
591
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
214
51.0 % of votes cast
8
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
35
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 648
Contributions
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
55 of 58 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API