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Ms Diane Abbott vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Clive Efford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,336 shared comparable votes.

1,321 same votes 15 different votes 1,336 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
117 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 176 shared votes
117 Aye 59 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 96% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
31 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 648
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,312 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,001
56.9 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
759
43.1 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

13
-47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 648
Appearances
84
+23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 648
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648
Contributions
72
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Education
83 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 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
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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