The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Paulette Hamilton vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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 Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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
40 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
40 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
40 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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
70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 424 of 649
878
1,155 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
575 eligible divisions
433
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.2 % of votes cast
445
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
197
48.8 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 5 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Education
55 of 61 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
29 of 34 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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API