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Paulette Hamilton vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 579 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 561 different votes 579 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
29 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
77 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 110 shared votes
33 Aye 77 No
14 Aye 77 No
Migration 0% aligned 91 shared votes
77 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 110 shared votes
33 Aye 77 No
14 Aye 77 No
Migration 0% aligned 91 shared votes
77 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 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
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
Appearances
141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648
Contributions
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Tax
254 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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 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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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