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Catherine Atkinson vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 0 different votes 398 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
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
15
3.2% 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

88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
80
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
4
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Education
43 of 50 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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