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Ms Diane Abbott vs Afzal Khan

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Afzal Khan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,208 shared comparable votes.

1,191 same votes 17 different votes 1,208 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
94 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
94 Aye 63 No
98 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 No
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 92% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 3 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 11 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 508 of 647
Participation
78.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 647
1,519
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,620
2,060 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
56.4 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
707
43.6 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

13
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 647
Appearances
35
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 647
16
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 647
Contributions
42
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£247,867
10 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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
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