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Valerie Vaz vs Paulette Hamilton

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 742 shared comparable votes.

742 same votes 0 different votes 742 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
76 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
76 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
22 Aye 86 No
43 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
76 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 86 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
22 Aye 86 No
43 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 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

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

29
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
14
-128.9 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
81
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Transport
80 of 95 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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