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Paulette Hamilton vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington
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Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 103 different votes 450 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
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 28 No
Tax 38% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
2 Aye 7 No
Transport 44% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 10 No
Benefits 50% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 9 No
Energy 59% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 4 No
Defence 69% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
Participation
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
883
1,170 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
435
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
754
55.0% of votes cast
448
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
616
45.0% of votes cast
7
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£789,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26% above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
#1
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Education
55 of 61 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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