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Paula Barker vs Yuan Yang

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 Yuan Yang
Yuan Yang
Lab Earley and Woodley

Voting alignment

Paula Barker and Yuan Yang voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 461 shared comparable votes.

450 same votes 11 different votes 461 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
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 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 210 of 650
Participation
82.6%
10% above average
Rank 139 of 650
1,352
1,701 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
633 eligible divisions
705
52.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
47.8% of votes cast
647
47.9% of votes cast
No votes
273
52.2% of votes cast
9
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Contributions
43
-121.6 vs Commons average
Rank 561 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
£213,042
all imported IPSA years
£322,425
43% above average
Latest expenses
£213,042
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
6 registered categories
2
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
52 of 54 votes
#1
Transport
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
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
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