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Dame Meg Hillier vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,300 shared comparable votes.

1,273 same votes 27 different votes 1,300 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
120 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
120 Aye 60 No
36 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
36 Aye 71 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Benefits 84% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
37 Aye 14 No
Education 96% aligned 51 shared votes
37 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,698
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
967
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
731
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

88
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
120
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
8
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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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