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Clive Lewis vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Clive Lewis
Clive Lewis
Lab Norwich South
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Clive Lewis and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,228 shared comparable votes.

1,218 same votes 10 different votes 1,228 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
98 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
98 Aye 54 No
32 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
32 Aye 72 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,584
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
883
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
701
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
18
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

18
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
23
-84.9 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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

£2,262,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£292,653
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
32
7 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

Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Transport
70 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
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