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Debbie Abrahams vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 710 shared comparable votes.

710 same votes 0 different votes 710 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
62 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
16 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
16 Aye 87 No
37 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
16 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
16 Aye 87 No
37 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

70.4%
2% below average
Rank 416 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
1,693
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
884
1,200 eligible divisions
918
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
436
49.3% of votes cast
775
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

65
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
57
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
80
-82.0 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
68
-94.0 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#3
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#4
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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