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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 1,249 shared comparable votes.

1,240 same votes 9 different votes 1,249 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

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,393
1,643 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
53.3 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
651
46.7 % 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
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
89
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 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
£1,064,817
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
51 of 53 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 53 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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