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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Jack Abbott

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Jack Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 427 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 10 different votes 427 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
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
Participation
91.2%
19% above average
Rank 12 of 650
456
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
577
633 eligible divisions
237
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
287
49.7% of votes cast
219
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
290
50.3% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Appearances
49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
163
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
Contributions
59
-105.6 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,221
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£181,221
20% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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