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Ms Diane Abbott vs Cat Eccles

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 Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Cat Eccles voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

150 same votes 15 different votes 165 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
12 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 647
Participation
52.5 %
20 % below average
Rank 615 of 647
1,519
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
287
547 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
44.3 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
160
55.7 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
2.8 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

12
-54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Appearances
52
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
15
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
58
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£179,390
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,390
21 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Defence
49 of 64 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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