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Paula Barker vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Joe Robertson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 367 different votes 378 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
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 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
75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
432
575 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
44.7 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
239
55.3 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % 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
155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Housing
27 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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