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Douglas McAllister vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Douglas McAllister and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 0 different votes 429 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
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
53 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

88.3 %
16 % above average
Rank 44 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 650
497
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
867
1,143 eligible divisions
249
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
49.1 % of votes cast
248
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
441
50.9 % of votes cast
15
3.0 % 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

102
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Appearances
54
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
121
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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

£142,257
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£142,257
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
5
1 registered category
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

Defence
33 of 33 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API