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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.


Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Contributions
80
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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

#1
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API