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Paula Barker vs Harriet Cross

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 Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Harriet Cross voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 318 different votes 326 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
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
27 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
27 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
72.7 %
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
575 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
46.7 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
223
53.3 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
114
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
199
+60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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