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Bambos Charalambous vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,009 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 20 different votes 1,009 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
92 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
92 Aye 52 No
84 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
84 Aye 55 No
28 Aye 17 No
Migration 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 20 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 93% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,469
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
843
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
626
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

15
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
18
-89.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Transport
68 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API