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Paulette Hamilton vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 624 shared comparable votes.

624 same votes 0 different votes 624 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
72 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
72 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 83 shared votes
21 Aye 62 No
36 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
33 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
72 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 83 shared votes
21 Aye 62 No
36 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
33 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
883
1,170 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
435
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
448
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
7
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
Appearances
5
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
80
-62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.2 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£789,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Education
55 of 61 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
113 of 126 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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