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David Reed vs Jack Abbott

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

David Reed and Jack Abbott voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 309 different votes 318 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 649
Participation
91.3 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
357
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
575 eligible divisions
181
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.1 % of votes cast
176
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
262
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

108
+29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
Appearances
21
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
167
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
Contributions
28
-110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,106
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,106
20 % below average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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