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Paulette Hamilton vs Sir Stephen Timms

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
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Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 761 shared comparable votes.

761 same votes 0 different votes 761 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
22 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
22 Aye 89 No
67 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
67 Aye 43 No
38 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
38 Aye 44 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
22 Aye 89 No
67 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
67 Aye 43 No
38 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
38 Aye 44 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 289 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
878
1,155 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
433
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
445
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
4 years, 5 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Contributions
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
57 of 63 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
55 of 61 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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