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Ms Diane Abbott vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,334 shared comparable votes.

1,325 same votes 9 different votes 1,334 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
116 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
116 Aye 64 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
30 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
34 Aye 16 No
Education 98% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 77 No
Migration 98% aligned 109 shared votes
30 Aye 79 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 307 of 648
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
56.1 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
765
43.9 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
20
1.1 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

13
-47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 648
Appearances
80
+19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 648
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648
Contributions
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
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