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Rachel Reeves vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 681 shared comparable votes.

674 same votes 7 different votes 681 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
20 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
20 Aye 82 No
65 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
65 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 74 shared votes
33 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 84% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
20 Aye 82 No
65 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
65 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 74 shared votes
33 Aye 41 No
19 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

50.1%
22% below average
Rank 623 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,204
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
686
57.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
518
43.0% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
535
+380.4 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
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

Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Migration
115 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
59 of 94 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
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API