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Paula Barker vs Emily Thornberry

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 870 shared comparable votes.

867 same votes 3 different votes 870 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
71 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
71 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
27 Aye 82 No
42 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
42 Aye 60 No
24 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
30 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
71 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
71 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
27 Aye 82 No
42 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
42 Aye 60 No
24 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 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
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 557 of 648
1,255
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,439
2,312 eligible divisions
664
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
807
56.1 % of votes cast
591
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
632
43.9 % of votes cast
8
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 648
35
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 648
Contributions
89
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Defence
55 of 58 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes
#5
Work / Employment
51 of 75 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API