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John McDonnell vs Ms Diane Abbott

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


Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,395 shared comparable votes.

1,378 same votes 17 different votes 1,395 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
121 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
121 Aye 68 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
36 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
36 Aye 85 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
58 Aye 82 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 140 shared votes
57 Aye 83 No
121 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
121 Aye 68 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
55.9 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
671
44.1 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
39 years, 2 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

115
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
27
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
6
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API