MP for Birmingham Erdington
“A centre-left Labour MP with high party loyalty and a health-focused agenda, who has occasionally rebelled on terminally ill end-of-life amendments.”
Paulette Hamilton is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham Erdington, first elected in 2022. She currently serves on the Health and Social Care Committee, the Modernisation Committee, and since March 2026 on the Courts and Tribunals Bill committee. Details of her professional background before entering Parliament are not provided in the available data.
She demonstrates near-total party loyalty, with 100% party loyalty and attendance at the party average. She has three rebel votes, notably on amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in 2025. On policy, she tends to vote against tighter immigration controls, the asylum system, transgender rights, and the Rwanda deportation scheme, while voting for workers' rights protections and VAT changes.
Declared financial interests total 19 entries: 13 in Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments, 4 in Employment and earnings, and 2 in Miscellaneous.
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: 33%
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.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
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Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEThe 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.
