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Paulette Hamilton vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 600 shared comparable votes.

600 same votes 0 different votes 600 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 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
19 Aye 82 No
62 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
62 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
19 Aye 82 No
62 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
62 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
29 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 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
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
846
56.3 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
656
43.7 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
Appearances
36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648
Contributions
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % 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
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API