Portrait of Paula Barker

Paula Barker

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Liverpool Wavertree · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: paula.barker.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

333 Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 0BL

Tel: 0151 724 5767

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
79.5%
1,350 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
118 meetings attended
Debate contributions
370
in the 7 year window
Written questions
824
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

Paula Barker is the Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Liverpool Wavertree4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Liverpool, Wavertree12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour12 December 2019Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)Opposition28 October 202215 November 2023

Voting participation

Participation rate
79.5%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,350

200th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Paula Barker voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 76.8%76.8%2021: 86.8%86.8%2022: 76.1%76.1%2023: 68.4%68.4%2024: 74.5%74.5%2025: 85.1%85.1%2026: 86.0%86.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236203 86.0%
2025322274 85.1%
2024200149 74.5%
2023256175 68.4%
2022251191 76.1%
2021242210 86.8%
2020190146 76.8%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068805 75.4%
59th631545 86.4%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
370
Written questions
824
Oral questions
39
Early day motions
15
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
118

105th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Paula Barker: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 949420202021: 757520212022: 14214220222023: 11511520232024: 19619620242025: 12912920252026: 73732026
Oral questions per year
Paula Barker: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 7720202021: 4420212022: 4420222023: 4420232024: 9920242025: 3320252026: 882026
Early day motions per year
Paula Barker: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 3320202021: 7720212022: 2220222023: 1120232024: 0020242025: 2220252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 81 41 73 8 0 0 0
2025 37 29 129 3 2 0 0
2024 43 32 196 9 0 0 0
2023 48 40 115 4 1 1 0
2022 71 37 142 4 2 0 0
2021 63 41 75 4 7 0 0
2020 27 20 94 7 3 1 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Committee of Privileges Member 28 October 2024 – no published attendance
Committee on Standards Member 28 October 2024 2 of 2 100.0%
Panel of Chairs Member 13 November 2025 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
370
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
240
distinct debates

303rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Paula Barker: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 272720202021: 636320212022: 717120222023: 484820232024: 434320242025: 373720252026: 81812026
Debates participated in per year
Paula Barker: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 202020202021: 414120212022: 373720222023: 404020232024: 323220242025: 292920252026: 41412026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2019

    • – Became MP for Liverpool, Wavertree
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2020

    • – Joined Justice Committee
  3. 2022

    • – Joined Home Affairs Committee
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
  4. 2023

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
    • – Joined Public Accounts Committee
  5. 2024

    • – Became MP for Liverpool Wavertree
    • – Joined Committee of Privileges
    • – Joined Committee on Standards
  6. 2025

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

Constituency: Liverpool Wavertree

Liverpool Wavertree constituency boundary
Area
19.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 16,304
Electorate
70,581 · turnout 56.4%
Postcode areas
L13, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18, L19, L3, L6, L7, L8

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.