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Paulette Hamilton vs Chris Hinchliff

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
vs
Photograph of Chris Hinchliff
Chris Hinchliff
Lab North East Hertfordshire

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Chris Hinchliff voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

440 same votes 14 different votes 454 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
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 80% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
55 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
55 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 335 of 650
Participation
85.7%
13% above average
Rank 75 of 650
897
1,216 eligible divisions
Total votes
545
636 eligible divisions
446
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.6% of votes cast
451
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
269
49.4% of votes cast
7
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.2% of votes cast
4 years, 8 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
141
+44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
71
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Contributions
164
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£789,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,907
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26% above average
Latest expenses
£174,907
23% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Education
55 of 61 votes
#1
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
18 of 21 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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