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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
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Chris Law voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 867 shared comparable votes.

815 same votes 52 different votes 867 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 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 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 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No

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

Voting record

64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
672
55.1 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
547
44.9 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 2 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
27
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Contributions
67
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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