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Shabana Mahmood vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Shabana Mahmood and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 0 different votes 362 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
14 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
14 Aye 68 No
35 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
14 Aye 68 No
35 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

54.1 %
19 % below average
Rank 610 of 647
Participation
75.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 306 of 647
1,257
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
844
1,117 eligible divisions
725
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
419
49.6 % of votes cast
532
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
425
50.4 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

48
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 647
640
+526.2 vs Commons average
Rank 6 of 647
Contributions
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£287,702
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Trade
58 of 88 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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