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Paulette Hamilton vs Dave Doogan

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 Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Dave Doogan voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 89 different votes 369 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 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 73 No
Migration 96% aligned 89 shared votes
16 Aye 73 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 22 No
Tax 33% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 37% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 6 No
Energy 68% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
Participation
49.3 %
24 % below average
Rank 624 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
786
1,594 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
426
54.2 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
360
45.8 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

37
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648
Appearances
74
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
57
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
121
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£789,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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

Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
#1
Trade
47 of 50 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
119 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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