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Maria Eagle vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle
Lab Liverpool Garston
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Maria Eagle and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,250 shared comparable votes.

1,221 same votes 29 different votes 1,250 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
98 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 No
24 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 21 No
Benefits 83% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 95% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Energy 95% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 441 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,613
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
932
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
681
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

15
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
89
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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

£2,716,749
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£273,819
21 % 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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Migration
148 of 169 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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