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Paula Barker vs Julia Lopez

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 Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Julia Lopez voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,089 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,051 different votes 1,089 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
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 7% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 22 No
Transport 3% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 3% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
17 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 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
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,757
2,106 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
47.9 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
915
52.1 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % 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
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 540 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 287 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
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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