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Emma Hardy vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
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Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Emma Hardy and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,111 shared comparable votes.

1,096 same votes 15 different votes 1,111 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
94 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
94 Aye 60 No
94 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 94% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 63 No
Migration 98% aligned 88 shared votes
27 Aye 61 No

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

Voting record

71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 412 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,463
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
793
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
670
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

46
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
160
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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

£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£312,134
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 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
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: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
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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