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Rushanara Ali vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 708 shared comparable votes.

708 same votes 0 different votes 708 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
72 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
22 Aye 79 No
46 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
46 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
72 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
22 Aye 79 No
46 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
46 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 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

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 648
Participation
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
1,759
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
837
1,106 eligible divisions
1,008
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
418
49.9 % of votes cast
751
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
419
50.1 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

22
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 648
Contributions
59
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
5
3 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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Trade
77 of 88 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API