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Ms Diane Abbott vs Bambos Charalambous

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 Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Bambos Charalambous voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,009 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 20 different votes 1,009 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
92 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
92 Aye 52 No
84 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
84 Aye 55 No
28 Aye 17 No
Migration 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 93% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 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
71.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 406 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,068 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
844
57.2 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
632
42.8 % 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
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

13
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
17
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 647
16
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
20
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 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
£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,373
19 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 54 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
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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