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Chris McDonald vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 0 different votes 388 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 650
441
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
867
1,143 eligible divisions
218
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
49.1 % of votes cast
223
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
441
50.9 % of votes cast
10
2.3 % 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

86
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
54
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
381
+255.2 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
5
3 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Defence
30 of 33 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
8 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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API