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Mary Creagh vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 608 shared comparable votes.

586 same votes 22 different votes 608 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
52 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
52 Aye 44 No
15 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 11 No
Benefits 58% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 8 No
Energy 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Trade 93% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 647
Participation
65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
350
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
188
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
162
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
12
3.4 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 647
Appearances
13
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
88
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 647
Contributions
16
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
29 of 31 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Tax
76 of 108 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
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
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 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: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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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