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Helena Dollimore vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Helena Dollimore
Helena Dollimore
Lab Hastings and Rye
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Helena Dollimore and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

210 same votes 26 different votes 236 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
21 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 42% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 265 of 650
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
435
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,349 eligible divisions
208
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
227
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
3
0.7 % 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

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
12
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 324 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

£222,164
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£222,164
2 % below 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 61 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 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
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
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
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