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Ian Byrne vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 688 shared comparable votes.

666 same votes 22 different votes 688 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
74 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
74 Aye 35 No
33 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 9 No
Benefits 73% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 15 No
Education 94% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 79 No
Migration 98% aligned 98 shared votes
21 Aye 77 No
74 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
74 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 335 of 650
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
897
1,216 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
446
49.7% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
451
50.3% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
Contributions
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
18 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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
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