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Ms Diane Abbott vs Christine Jardine

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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Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Christine Jardine voted the same way 87% of the time, based on 1,010 shared comparable votes.

876 same votes 134 different votes 1,010 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
88 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
88 Aye 65 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
35 Aye 74 No
Migration 99% aligned 109 shared votes
34 Aye 75 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 95% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 8 No
Education 50% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 15 No
Defence 69% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 70% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
87 Aye 34 No
Tax 74% aligned 121 shared votes
75 Aye 46 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % 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
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
27
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
176 of 188 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 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
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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