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Paula Barker vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 800 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 773 different votes 800 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
11 Aye 7 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 13 No
Benefits 3% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 68 No
Migration 3% aligned 95 shared votes
65 Aye 30 No
46 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 108 shared votes
61 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 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
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
734
47.0 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.0 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
8
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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