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Paulette Hamilton vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Pete Wishart voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 90 different votes 392 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
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 4 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 75 No
Migration 96% aligned 94 shared votes
19 Aye 75 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 18 No
Tax 39% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 13 No
Benefits 45% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 3 No
Energy 54% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,312 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
55.6 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.4 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

37
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 648
57
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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