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Melanie Ward vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 649
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 649
429
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
871
1,148 eligible divisions
215
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
430
49.4 % of votes cast
214
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
441
50.6 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % 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

75
-0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Appearances
53
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
97
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
Contributions
71
-62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
5
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
55 of 61 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
Defence
33 of 34 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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