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Steve Reed vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 861 shared comparable votes.

853 same votes 8 different votes 861 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
79 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
79 Aye 41 No
50 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
50 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
18 Aye 68 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 19 No
Benefits 84% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
79 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
79 Aye 41 No
50 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
50 Aye 43 No
18 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
18 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

62.2%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,495
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
869
58.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
626
41.9% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

46
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
410
+255.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
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
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