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David Smith vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

David Smith and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 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 446 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
867
1,143 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
49.1 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
441
50.9 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % 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

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
54
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
5
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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