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Julia Lopez vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 722 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 697 different votes 722 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
7 Aye 20 No
Benefits 7% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
83 Aye 23 No
Migration 4% aligned 106 shared votes
19 Aye 87 No
15 Aye 27 No
Education 2% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
45 Aye 83 No
Tax 2% aligned 128 shared votes
81 Aye 47 No
35 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 18 No
Energy 0% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
1,753
2,101 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,150 eligible divisions
840
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
431
49.4 % of votes cast
913
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
442
50.6 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

31
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Appearances
56
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
40
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 649
Contributions
74
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Trade
77 of 85 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Tax
251 of 287 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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