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Paula Barker vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 349 different votes 357 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
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
31 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
31 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
42.3 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
237
57.7 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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