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Zöe Franklin vs Paula Barker

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

Photograph of Zöe Franklin
Zöe Franklin
LD Guildford
vs
Photograph of Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Zöe Franklin and Paula Barker voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 219 different votes 289 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 47% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 31 No
Tax 6% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Education 7% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 2 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
367
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
192
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
175
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

87
+9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
111
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Contributions
78
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£139,207
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£139,207
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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