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Joe Powell vs Paulette Hamilton

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


Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 7 different votes 392 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
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.4%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
479
635 eligible divisions
Total votes
897
1,215 eligible divisions
228
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
446
49.7% of votes cast
251
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
451
50.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

111
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
60
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
148
-19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
71
-96.2 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£214,410
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
6
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#4
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API