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Paula Barker vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Ed Davey voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 774 shared comparable votes.

597 same votes 177 different votes 774 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
23 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 63 No
Migration 99% aligned 88 shared votes
24 Aye 64 No
17 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 14 No
Trade 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 13 No
Education 37% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 11 No
Housing 54% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 56% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
59 Aye 26 No
Tax 62% aligned 85 shared votes
57 Aye 28 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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