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Sir James Cleverly vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
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Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Paula Barker voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 832 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 804 different votes 832 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 14 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 11 No
Energy 5% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
48 Aye 25 No
Migration 4% aligned 73 shared votes
22 Aye 51 No
9 Aye 23 No
Benefits 3% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
1,643
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,293
1,638 eligible divisions
769
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
678
52.4 % of votes cast
874
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
615
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

35
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
70
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
Contributions
66
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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