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Paula Barker vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Ian Lavery voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,126 shared comparable votes.

1,121 same votes 5 different votes 1,126 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
85 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
85 Aye 48 No
27 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
27 Aye 95 No
56 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
56 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 18 No
Housing 98% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
85 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
85 Aye 48 No
27 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
27 Aye 95 No
56 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
56 Aye 64 No
32 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 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
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
No
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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