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Paulette Hamilton vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 712 shared comparable votes.

712 same votes 0 different votes 712 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
76 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
76 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
21 Aye 85 No
43 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
76 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
21 Aye 85 No
43 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 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
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 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
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API