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Paula Barker vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 899 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 873 different votes 899 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
6 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
48 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 110 shared votes
61 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 124 shared votes
38 Aye 86 No
18 Aye 85 No
Migration 0% aligned 103 shared votes
85 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 242 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,255
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
664
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
591
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
8
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
35
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
55 of 58 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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 Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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