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Ms Diane Abbott vs Alison McGovern

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
vs
Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Alison McGovern voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,236 shared comparable votes.

1,201 same votes 35 different votes 1,236 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
111 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
111 Aye 59 No
25 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 15 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 9 No
Energy 96% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 432 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,628
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
55.7 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
721
44.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
60
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
306
+192.4 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
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
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