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Paulette Hamilton vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Olivia Bailey 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
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
883
1,170 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
590 eligible divisions
435
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
49.7% of votes cast
448
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
216
50.3% of votes cast
7
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3% of votes cast
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
Appearances
70
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
Contributions
216
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£789,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26% above average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
55 of 61 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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 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
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