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Paulette Hamilton vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 784 shared comparable votes.

769 same votes 15 different votes 784 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
69 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
69 Aye 43 No
14 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
14 Aye 85 No
44 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
44 Aye 36 No
35 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 15 No
Benefits 82% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
69 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
69 Aye 43 No
14 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
14 Aye 85 No
44 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
44 Aye 36 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
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
895
1,211 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
444
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
451
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
7
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% 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
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
70
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
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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