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Paulette Hamilton vs Dame Nia Griffith

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 Dame Nia Griffith
Dame Nia Griffith
Lab Llanelli

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Dame Nia Griffith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 737 shared comparable votes.

737 same votes 0 different votes 737 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
75 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
75 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
20 Aye 88 No
30 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
75 Aye 48 No
20 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
20 Aye 88 No
30 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 649
878
1,155 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
433
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,022
55.5 % of votes cast
445
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
821
44.5 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
4 years, 5 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Contributions
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 377 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
£2,805,379
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£279,114
23 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
148 of 171 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 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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