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Paula Barker vs Jeremy Corbyn

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
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Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 861 shared comparable votes.

743 same votes 118 different votes 861 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
22 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
22 Aye 92 No
17 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 7 No
Education 62% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 14 No
Housing 65% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 77% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
46 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 111 shared votes
51 Aye 60 No
16 Aye 5 No
Energy 86% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 649
1,311
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,481
2,376 eligible divisions
683
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
822
55.5% of votes cast
628
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.5% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Appearances
138
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
Contributions
195
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43% above average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
52 of 54 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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