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Paulette Hamilton vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 639 shared comparable votes.

639 same votes 0 different votes 639 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
19 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
19 Aye 83 No
62 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
62 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
19 Aye 83 No
62 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
62 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 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
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
56.6 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
717
43.4 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 648
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648
Contributions
108
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 206 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Education
79 of 95 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API