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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.

Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree
vs
Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 891 shared comparable votes.

888 same votes 3 different votes 891 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 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
71 Aye 45 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
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
32 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
71 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
71 Aye 45 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
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 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
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.5 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
651
44.5 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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