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Ms Marie Rimmer vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Marie Rimmer
Lab St Helens South and Whiston
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Ms Marie Rimmer and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 640 shared comparable votes.

632 same votes 8 different votes 640 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
20 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
20 Aye 77 No
55 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
55 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 5 No
Trade 93% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
20 Aye 77 No
55 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
55 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.6%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 650
1,675
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,199 eligible divisions
891
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
784
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
32
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

11
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
Appearances
57
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
13
-141.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Contributions
68
-86.6 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,944,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£257,584
14% above 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

Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Defence
60 of 71 votes
#3
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
Education
77 of 96 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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