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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 672 shared comparable votes.

672 same votes 0 different votes 672 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
15 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
15 Aye 86 No
62 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
62 Aye 39 No
37 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
15 Aye 86 No
62 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
62 Aye 39 No
37 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

70.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 428 of 648
Participation
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
837
1,106 eligible divisions
892
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
418
49.9 % of votes cast
736
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
419
50.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
15 years, 4 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
69
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 648
Contributions
59
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648

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
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Migration
136 of 169 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 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
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