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Ms Diane Abbott vs Ashley Dalton

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

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Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 13 different votes 388 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
18 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
18 Aye 54 No
32 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 56% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 72 shared votes
18 Aye 54 No
32 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 534 of 650
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
619
974 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
292
47.2% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
327
52.8% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
39 years, 5 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

24
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
53
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
28
-141.2 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
112
-57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 359 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Energy
23 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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 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
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
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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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