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Jack Abbott vs Jesse Norman

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

Photograph of Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Jack Abbott and Jesse Norman voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 341 different votes 350 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
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 4% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

91.3 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
525
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,361 eligible divisions
263
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
789
46.2 % of votes cast
262
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
918
53.8 % of votes cast
3
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

21
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
Appearances
49
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649
28
-109.6 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
Contributions
95
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£181,106
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£181,106
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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