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Ms Diane Abbott vs Chris Law

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
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Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Chris Law voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 865 shared comparable votes.

813 same votes 52 different votes 865 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
30 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
30 Aye 78 No
28 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
97 Aye 45 No
Tax 76% aligned 142 shared votes
95 Aye 47 No
11 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 76% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
102 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 169 shared votes
100 Aye 69 No
30 Aye 78 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
30 Aye 78 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 647
Participation
52.1 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
1,519
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,328 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
60
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 647
16
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 647
Contributions
70
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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