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Andy McDonald vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 743 shared comparable votes.

732 same votes 11 different votes 743 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
69 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
69 Aye 46 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 83% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 88 No
Migration 99% aligned 104 shared votes
17 Aye 87 No
69 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
69 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,199 eligible divisions
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
813
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

94
+5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
57
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Contributions
68
-86.6 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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