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Paula Barker vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,000 shared comparable votes.

979 same votes 21 different votes 1,000 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
94 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
94 Aye 41 No
59 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
59 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
38 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
38 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 23 No
Benefits 86% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 97% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
94 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
94 Aye 41 No
59 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
59 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 322 of 650
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
703
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
53.3% of votes cast
647
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.7% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
6
-88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Contributions
6
-158.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
52 of 54 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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 Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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