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Dr Lauren Sullivan vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Dr Lauren Sullivan
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Lab Gravesham
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Dr Lauren Sullivan and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 0 different votes 413 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
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
56 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 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

88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 47 of 647
Participation
75.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 306 of 647
476
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
844
1,117 eligible divisions
254
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
419
49.6 % of votes cast
222
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
425
50.4 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

51
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 647
61
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 647
Contributions
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£154,312
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£154,312
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
6
3 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API