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Bobby Dean vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Bobby Dean and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 274 different votes 319 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
4 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 25 No
Education 3% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
30 Aye 40 No
Tax 4% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 448 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
867
1,143 eligible divisions
203
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
49.1 % of votes cast
187
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
441
50.9 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
Appearances
54
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
91
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Contributions
72
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£178,307
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£178,307
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Education
41 of 49 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 4 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 22 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
Where they voted the same
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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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