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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.


Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

420 same votes 1 different votes 421 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
43 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
43 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
1,311
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
683
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.3% of votes cast
628
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
248
52.7% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Appearances
49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
Contributions
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649

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
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API