Paulette Hamilton

Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington, since 3 March 2022

Paulette Hamilton is the Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington, and has been an MP continually since 3 March 2022.

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Scorecard

85.2% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote

490 Votes cast out of 575 divisions

85 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend

7 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs

11 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more

136 Debates spoken in 100 written questions tabled

Ranked 93 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

Date	Question	Their vote	Result
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13	No	80–298
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6	No	99–371
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5	No	170–301
2 Jun 2026	Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2	No	171–302
21 May 2026	Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading	No	68–242
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address	Aye	307–171
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)	No	104–316
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)	No	78–408
20 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)	No	104–317
19 May 2026	King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)	No	108–323
28 Apr 2026	Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026	Aye	304–28
28 Apr 2026	Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026	Aye	308–81
28 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V	Aye	335–158
28 Apr 2026	Privilege	No	223–335
27 Apr 2026	Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X	Aye	272–64
27 Apr 2026	Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion	Aye	279–176
27 Apr 2026	Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)	Aye	279–164
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123	Aye	271–171
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C	Aye	269–170
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)	Aye	270–170
27 Apr 2026	English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C	Aye	273–167
22 Apr 2026	Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F	Aye	253–143
22 Apr 2026	Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X	Aye	260–161
22 Apr 2026	Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B	Aye	272–149
22 Apr 2026	Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 deferred division	Aye	380–7

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Media appearances
From: 16 January 2025.
Payer: ITN Productions, 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ
(Registered 1 April 2025)