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Mr James Frith vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
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Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 589 shared comparable votes.

568 same votes 21 different votes 589 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
67 Aye 37 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 104 shared votes
67 Aye 37 No
54 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 11 No
Benefits 62% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 7 No
Migration 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 650
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
425
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,349 eligible divisions
211
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
214
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
9
2.1 % 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

28
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Appearances
12
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 525 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

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
7
3 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Education
45 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 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
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
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
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
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