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Alan Strickland vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
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Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 464 shared comparable votes.

464 same votes 0 different votes 464 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
57 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
57 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
57 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

88.1%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
520
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
260
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
260
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

33
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 649
Appearances
61
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
34
-108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Contributions
80
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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