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Paulette Hamilton vs Dame Chi Onwurah

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 Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Dame Chi Onwurah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 725 shared comparable votes.

725 same votes 0 different votes 725 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
18 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
18 Aye 87 No
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
43 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
18 Aye 87 No
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
43 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
878
1,155 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
433
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
445
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
795
44.2 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9 % of votes cast
4 years, 5 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Contributions
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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
£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,201
34 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
55 of 61 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 71 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 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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