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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 1,397 shared comparable votes.
1,378 same votes
19 different votes
1,397 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
79.2%
7% above average
Participation
64.1%
9% below average
1,881
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
1,021
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
850
55.8% of votes cast
860
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
673
44.2% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
33
2.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
39 years, 3 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Debates
128
+44.3 vs Commons average
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Contributions
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
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
7
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API