Compare

Matthew Patrick vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 405 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 0 different votes 405 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
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 184 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 650
456
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
867
1,143 eligible divisions
223
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
49.1 % of votes cast
233
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
441
50.9 % of votes cast
8
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

21
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
Appearances
54
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
72
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
72
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 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 Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API