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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 0 different votes 413 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
56 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
56 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
56 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 650
Participation
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 650
468
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
864
1,138 eligible divisions
232
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
49.3 % of votes cast
236
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
438
50.7 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

55
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Appearances
55
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
80
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Contributions
73
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
3
3 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Education
48 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Transport
25 of 26 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
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