Paulette Adassa Hamilton (born 1962 or 1963)[1] is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Erdington since 2022.

Hamilton reports that she experienced discrimination at her primary school, including teachers commenting that children like her were only destined "to have babies", as well as questioning whether she could read.

She later attended King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy, where she was inspired by her mathematics teacher, Mr. Potter, who supported her in gaining seven O Levels.

The day before the by-election, GB News published footage from a 2015 panel discussion about increasing political representation of ethnic minorities called "The Ballot or the Bullet – Does your vote count?

[10] At the 2024 general election, Hamilton was re-elected to Parliament as MP for Birmingham Erdington with a decreased vote share of 43.7% and an increased majority of 7,019.