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Paula Barker vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,043 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 1,011 different votes 1,043 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
27 Aye 10 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 3% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 24 No
Transport 3% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 87 No
Migration 0% aligned 111 shared votes
87 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
680
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
618
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
9
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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