The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Paulette Hamilton vs Chris Law

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 Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Chris Law voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 84 different votes 347 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 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Trade 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 25 No
Tax 34% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 50% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 289 of 649
Participation
51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
878
1,155 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
433
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
672
55.1 % of votes cast
445
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
547
44.9 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 5 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Contributions
67
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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

Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Education
55 of 61 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API