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Sir Stephen Timms vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 743 shared comparable votes.

743 same votes 0 different votes 743 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
21 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
21 Aye 88 No
67 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
67 Aye 40 No
38 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
38 Aye 44 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
21 Aye 88 No
67 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 107 shared votes
67 Aye 40 No
38 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
38 Aye 44 No
33 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 648
Participation
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
1,832
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
837
1,106 eligible divisions
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
418
49.9 % of votes cast
818
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
419
50.1 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8 % of votes cast
31 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 648
Appearances
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
155
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 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

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26 % above average
3
1 registered category
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Transport
78 of 87 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
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
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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