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Mr Hamish Falconer vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Mr Hamish Falconer
Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Mr Hamish Falconer and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

172 same votes 32 different votes 204 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
16 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 87% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 7 No
Education 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 554 of 650
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
350
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,349 eligible divisions
176
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
174
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Appearances
12
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
633
+507.2 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Contributions
15
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£153,826
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£153,826
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
4
4 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Housing
24 of 31 votes
#5
Housing
49 of 66 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 3 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: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API