The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

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 409 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 1 different votes 409 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

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
47.8 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
239
52.2 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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
51 of 53 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
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

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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API