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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
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Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 922 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 895 different votes 922 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 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 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 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 126 shared votes
40 Aye 86 No
18 Aye 86 No
Migration 0% aligned 104 shared votes
86 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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