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Paula Barker vs Stephen Kinnock

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 Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,111 shared comparable votes.

1,105 same votes 6 different votes 1,111 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
85 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
85 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
30 Aye 97 No
62 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
62 Aye 61 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 18 No
Benefits 90% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
85 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
85 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
30 Aye 97 No
62 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
62 Aye 61 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 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
75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 648
1,255
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,312 eligible divisions
664
52.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
56.8 % of votes cast
591
47.1 % of votes cast
No votes
756
43.2 % of votes cast
8
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 648
Appearances
68
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 648
35
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 648
Contributions
300
+191.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Defence
55 of 58 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#4
Defence
51 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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