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Paula Barker vs Lewis Cocking

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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Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 379 different votes 388 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
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
8 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 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
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
45.5 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
244
54.5 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % 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
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
155
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
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
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