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Paula Barker vs Matthew Pennycook

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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Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,223 shared comparable votes.

1,214 same votes 9 different votes 1,223 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
92 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
92 Aye 58 No
65 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
65 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
30 Aye 96 No
33 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 24 No
Benefits 89% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 19 No
Education 98% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
92 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
92 Aye 58 No
65 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
65 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 126 shared votes
30 Aye 96 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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