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Ms Diane Abbott vs Bobby Dean

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
vs
Photograph of Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Bobby Dean voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 163 different votes 211 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
3 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 43% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 12% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.1%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
590 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
215
52.7% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
193
47.3% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
100
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
29
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
Contributions
116
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 299 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
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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