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Keir Mather vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 29 different votes 312 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 54% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
552
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
275
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
277
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

62
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
249
+141.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35 % above 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

Defence
23 of 23 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Education
49 of 51 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Transport
23 of 25 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API