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Paulette Hamilton vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 0 different votes 412 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
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
55 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 650
Participation
85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 650
864
1,138 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
558 eligible divisions
426
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
238
49.8 % of votes cast
438
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
240
50.2 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
52
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
73
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Contributions
89
-35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 33 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 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 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API