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Ms Diane Abbott vs Brian Leishman

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


Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Brian Leishman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 4 different votes 241 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
32 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 67% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 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
74.1%
2% above average
Rank 328 of 650
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
636 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.4% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
262
55.6% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
23
4.9% of votes cast
39 years, 5 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
175
+79.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
27
-140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
198
+30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 174 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
£182,647
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£182,647
19% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
10 of 11 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Tax
104 of 122 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 80 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API