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Paul Waugh vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 0 different votes 415 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
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

88.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 647
Participation
75.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 306 of 647
474
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
844
1,117 eligible divisions
240
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
419
49.6 % of votes cast
234
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
425
50.4 % 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

111
+47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 647
Appearances
43
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 647
131
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 647
Contributions
63
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£174,781
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Migration
11 of 11 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API