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Paulette Hamilton vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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 Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 737 shared comparable votes.

737 same votes 0 different votes 737 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
22 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
22 Aye 88 No
67 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
67 Aye 42 No
36 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
22 Aye 88 No
67 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
67 Aye 42 No
36 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 288 of 649
878
1,155 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
433
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
668
53.4 % of votes cast
445
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
582
46.6 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
4 years, 5 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
13
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
63 of 69 votes
Education
55 of 61 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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