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Paula Barker vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,182 shared comparable votes.

1,173 same votes 9 different votes 1,182 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
93 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
93 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
27 Aye 95 No
64 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
64 Aye 55 No
31 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
37 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 25 No
Benefits 89% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 98% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
93 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
93 Aye 50 No
27 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
27 Aye 95 No
64 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
64 Aye 55 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
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,311
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
683
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
628
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
827
44.0% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
Contributions
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43% above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Education
84 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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