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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
vs
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 743 shared comparable votes.

743 same votes 0 different votes 743 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
21 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
21 Aye 88 No
67 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
67 Aye 40 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
21 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
21 Aye 88 No
67 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
67 Aye 40 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

75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,832
2,312 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
818
44.7 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
31 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
Appearances
53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 648
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648
Contributions
155
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 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
£2,605,766
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
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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