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Paula Barker vs Mr Mark Francois

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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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 822 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 798 different votes 822 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
17 Aye 17 No
Trade 12% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 13 No
Benefits 3% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 13 No
Housing 3% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 57 No
Migration 2% aligned 81 shared votes
57 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
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