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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
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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 712 shared comparable votes.

712 same votes 0 different votes 712 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
76 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
21 Aye 85 No
43 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
76 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
21 Aye 85 No
43 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
34 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 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

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 305 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
837
1,106 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
418
49.9 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
419
50.1 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % 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

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
57
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 648

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
3
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
55 of 61 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Education
54 of 60 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Migration
111 of 124 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API