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Ms Diane Abbott vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 524 shared comparable votes.

506 same votes 18 different votes 524 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 58% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 65 shared votes
28 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 61 No
Migration 98% aligned 80 shared votes
17 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
75.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 306 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
844
1,117 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
419
49.6 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
425
50.4 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
65
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above 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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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