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Paula Barker vs Luke Myer

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 Luke Myer
Luke Myer
Lab Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Luke Myer voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 473 shared comparable votes.

459 same votes 14 different votes 473 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
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 81% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
Participation
85.5%
13% above average
Rank 77 of 650
1,355
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
544
636 eligible divisions
706
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
49.4% of votes cast
649
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
275
50.6% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.7% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Appearances
149
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
91
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
186
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£206,085
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43% above average
Latest expenses
£206,085
9% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
53 of 55 votes
#1
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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