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Paula Barker vs John Lamont

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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John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,100 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 1,065 different votes 1,100 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
15 Aye 19 No
Benefits 9% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 20 No
Transport 3% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
19 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
83 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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