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Alex Davies-Jones vs Ms Diane Abbott

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Davies-Jones
Alex Davies-Jones
Lab Pontypridd
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Alex Davies-Jones and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 831 shared comparable votes.

801 same votes 30 different votes 831 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
72 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
72 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 647
Participation
65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
1,156
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
598
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
558
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

55
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 647
Appearances
13
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
301
+187.2 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 647
Contributions
16
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,333,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£314,112
39 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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

Migration
136 of 152 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 37 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
51 of 58 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 50 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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