MP for Birmingham Erdington
“A Labour and Co‑operative MP with strong party loyalty who occasionally rebels on end‑of‑life amendments.”
Paulette Hamilton is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Birmingham Erdington, elected in 2022. She currently serves on the Health and Social Care Committee and the Modernisation Committee, and joined the Courts and Tribunals Bill committee in March 2026. Her parliamentary work has included a focus on health policy and local services.
Her voting shows 100% party loyalty and attendance at party-average levels. She has three rebel votes. On key issues, she generally opposes tighter immigration and asylum controls, supports regulation of bus services and workers’ rights protections, and opposes the Rwanda deportation scheme and some transgender rights; she has a mixed record on Universal Credit, trade union powers, protest rights, and VAT changes.
Declared financial interests total 20 entries, including ad hoc payments (14 entries), other employment earnings (4 entries) and miscellaneous items (2 entries).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
6 positions
Courts and Tribunals Bill
Since Mar 2026
Health and Social Care Committee
Since Oct 2024
Modernisation Committee
Since Sept 2024
High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill
Mar 2024 - Mar 2024
Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill
Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
Health and Social Care Committee
Jul 2022 - May 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
