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Jade Botterill vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Jade Botterill
Jade Botterill
Lab Ossett and Denby Dale
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Jade Botterill and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

197 same votes 26 different votes 223 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
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 36% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 90% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 650
Participation
64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 650
460
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,350 eligible divisions
238
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
222
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

4
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
Appearances
12
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
4
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650
Contributions
15
-112.6 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£222,024
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£222,024
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Education
47 of 49 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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API