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Paula Barker vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,262 shared comparable votes.

1,253 same votes 9 different votes 1,262 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
97 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
97 Aye 57 No
71 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
71 Aye 74 No
30 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
30 Aye 98 No
32 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 25 No
Benefits 89% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 19 No
Education 98% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
97 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
97 Aye 57 No
71 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
71 Aye 74 No
30 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
30 Aye 98 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
1,311
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
683
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
628
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
662
47.0% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
-3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
Contributions
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43% above average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
52 of 54 votes
#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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