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Paulette Hamilton vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Paulette Hamilton and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 683 shared comparable votes.

591 same votes 92 different votes 683 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
10 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 57% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
39 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 71% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 10 No
Housing 76% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 79% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
837
1,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
418
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
419
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
7
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

37
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
57
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 648
Contributions
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£285,345
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Education
54 of 60 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Migration
111 of 124 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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