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Ashley Dalton vs Paulette Hamilton

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

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Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 509 shared comparable votes.

509 same votes 0 different votes 509 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
47 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
21 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
47 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
21 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 289 of 649
577
913 eligible divisions
Total votes
878
1,155 eligible divisions
275
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
433
49.3 % of votes cast
302
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
445
50.7 % of votes cast
4
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
4 years, 5 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43 % above 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

Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
#1
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Trade
15 of 19 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Energy
23 of 32 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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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