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Paulette Hamilton vs Olivia Blake

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 Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 738 shared comparable votes.

722 same votes 16 different votes 738 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
76 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
76 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 9 No
Benefits 79% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 76 No
Migration 98% aligned 97 shared votes
23 Aye 74 No
76 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
76 Aye 47 No
25 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
2% above average
Rank 333 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
895
1,211 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
444
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
451
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
7
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
4 years, 8 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
70
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Education
55 of 61 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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