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James Murray vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

James Murray and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 832 shared comparable votes.

800 same votes 32 different votes 832 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
79 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
79 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
629
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
552
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
219
+111.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 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

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
7
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Migration
130 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Education
57 of 68 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
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
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
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