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Shivani Raja vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
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Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Paula Barker voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 302 different votes 312 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
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 30% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 538 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
363
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
182
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
181
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

3
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
Appearances
65
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
3
-136.4 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
Contributions
75
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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