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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Ms Diane 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
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Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 15 different votes 218 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
16 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 47% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.8 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 650
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
410
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,349 eligible divisions
218
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
192
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % 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

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
12
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
111
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
Contributions
15
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
5
4 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

Migration
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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