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Paula Barker vs Kirsty Blackman

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
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Photograph of Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 636 shared comparable votes.

565 same votes 71 different votes 636 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 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 5 No
Energy 67% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
62 Aye 24 No
Tax 67% aligned 86 shared votes
58 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 78% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 13 No
Defence 85% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 242 of 648
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 600 of 648
1,255
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,312 eligible divisions
664
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
591
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
8
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 648
Appearances
89
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
35
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 648
Contributions
208
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
200 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Defence
55 of 58 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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