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Samantha Dixon vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 625 shared comparable votes.

617 same votes 8 different votes 625 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
46 Aye 39 No
39 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 65 shared votes
11 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 76% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
46 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
46 Aye 39 No
39 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 65 shared votes
11 Aye 54 No

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

Voting record

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
750
1,028 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
367
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
383
51.1% 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
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
283
+128.4 vs Commons average
Rank 83 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

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
12 of 12 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Migration
83 of 97 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Energy
27 of 33 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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API