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Helen Hayes vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
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Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 715 shared comparable votes.

715 same votes 0 different votes 715 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
77 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
77 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
20 Aye 87 No
30 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
77 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
20 Aye 87 No
30 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 648
Participation
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
1,838
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
837
1,106 eligible divisions
1,022
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
418
49.9 % of votes cast
816
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
419
50.1 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Contributions
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
2
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Transport
77 of 87 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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Voting source Commons Votes API