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Sir Mark Hendrick vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Hendrick and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 828 shared comparable votes.

817 same votes 11 different votes 828 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
70 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
70 Aye 42 No
37 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
37 Aye 67 No
22 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
22 Aye 56 No
27 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 25 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
70 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
70 Aye 42 No
37 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
37 Aye 67 No
22 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
22 Aye 56 No
27 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

55.9%
16% below average
Rank 601 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,345
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
735
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
610
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
25 years, 11 months
Since 23 Nov 2000
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

3
-85.8 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
6
-148.6 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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

£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£295,956
31% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
175 of 212 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
46 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API