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Peter Kyle vs Paula Barker

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Peter Kyle and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 862 shared comparable votes.

855 same votes 7 different votes 862 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
22 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
22 Aye 82 No
43 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
43 Aye 58 No
59 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
59 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 83% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
22 Aye 82 No
43 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
43 Aye 58 No
59 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
59 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 544 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,513
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
861
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
652
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
230
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£262,107
16% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
122 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API