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Richard Baker vs Paulette Hamilton

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 0 different votes 387 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
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
51 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
438
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
211
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
227
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

55
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
69
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Contributions
80
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,133
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API