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Jeff Smith vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,065 shared comparable votes.

1,032 same votes 33 different votes 1,065 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
97 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
97 Aye 54 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 22 No
Benefits 77% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 94% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 16 No
Housing 97% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
828
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
21
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 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

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
3
2 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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
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
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