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Ms Diane Abbott vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,222 shared comparable votes.

1,214 same votes 8 different votes 1,222 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
108 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 No
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 62 No
Migration 98% aligned 87 shared votes
23 Aye 64 No
59 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 121 shared votes
60 Aye 61 No
108 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 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
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
39 years, 2 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
27
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Contributions
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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