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Matt Bishop vs Paulette Hamilton

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


Voting alignment

Matt Bishop and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

278 same votes 2 different votes 280 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
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
Participation
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 333 of 650
340
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
895
1,211 eligible divisions
162
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
444
49.6% of votes cast
178
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
451
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
59
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Contributions
70
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,583
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£157,583
30% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
5
1 registered category
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
13 of 17 votes
#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Tax
85 of 121 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Trade
7 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Energy
13 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API