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Paulette Hamilton vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 704 shared comparable votes.

704 same votes 0 different votes 704 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
62 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
16 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
16 Aye 87 No
37 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
16 Aye 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
16 Aye 87 No
37 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
878
1,155 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
433
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
54.3 % of votes cast
445
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
761
45.7 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 5 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Contributions
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Education
55 of 61 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 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
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
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