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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.

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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
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Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

David Smith and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
411
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
202
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
209
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
16
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

75
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
101
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Contributions
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649

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
57 of 63 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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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