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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 692 shared comparable votes.

692 same votes 0 different votes 692 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
17 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
17 Aye 86 No
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
43 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
17 Aye 86 No
51 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
51 Aye 34 No
43 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 647
Participation
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 647
1,765
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
837
1,106 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
418
49.9 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
419
50.1 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

75
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 647
Appearances
38
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 647
103
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 647
Contributions
58
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
14
4 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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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