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Paulette Hamilton vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 524 shared comparable votes.

506 same votes 18 different votes 524 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
51 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 58% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
14 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 63 No
Migration 98% aligned 80 shared votes
19 Aye 61 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
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

37
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
57
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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