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Ms Diane Abbott vs Aphra Brandreth

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 209 different votes 216 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 3 No
Housing 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
378
575 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
46.8 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
201
53.2 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
39 years, 2 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
27
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Contributions
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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