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Cat Eccles vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

150 same votes 15 different votes 165 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
12 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 650
Participation
64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 650
303
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,350 eligible divisions
134
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
169
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
8
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

66
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
12
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
77
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
15
-112.6 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
3
2 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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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