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Wes Streeting vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting
Lab Ilford North
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Wes Streeting and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 797 shared comparable votes.

779 same votes 18 different votes 797 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
62 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
62 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 60 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
27 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
29 Aye 54 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 2 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 94% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
62 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
62 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 60 No
Migration 100% aligned 87 shared votes
27 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
29 Aye 54 No

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

Voting record

59.2%
13% below average
Rank 577 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,431
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
807
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
624
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
16
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
439
+274.4 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,232,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£302,150
34% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
27
3 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Transport
65 of 98 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
62 of 94 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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API