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Will Stone vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Will Stone
Will Stone
Lab Swindon North
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Will Stone and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

460 same votes 10 different votes 470 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
50 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 79% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
50 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
538
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
1,701 eligible divisions
279
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
52.1% of votes cast
259
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
3
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
60
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 505 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

£186,928
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£186,928
17% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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 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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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