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Ms Diane Abbott vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Chris Elmore voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,321 shared comparable votes.

1,288 same votes 33 different votes 1,321 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
112 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
112 Aye 58 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
25 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 16 No
Housing 98% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 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
78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,780
2,272 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
982
55.2 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
798
44.8 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
10 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
23
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
123
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 163 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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 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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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