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Sarah Smith vs Paulette Hamilton

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

320 same votes 0 different votes 320 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
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 649
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
Contributions
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
2
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API