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Mary Kelly Foy vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 742 shared comparable votes.

727 same votes 15 different votes 742 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
73 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
73 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 89% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 20 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 94% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 88 shared votes
25 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
63.0%
9% below average
Rank 545 of 650
1,133
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,523
2,417 eligible divisions
572
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
850
55.8% of votes cast
561
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
673
44.2% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
33
2.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Contributions
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20% above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 67 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
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
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