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Paulette Hamilton vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 511 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 494 different votes 511 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
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 5 No
Trade 7% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
68 Aye 32 No
Tax 2% aligned 100 shared votes
30 Aye 70 No
14 Aye 82 No
Migration 1% aligned 96 shared votes
81 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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
59.9 %
13 % below average
Rank 583 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,386
2,312 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
42.4 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
798
57.6 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
72
5.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
Appearances
31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 648
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648
Contributions
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 470 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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