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Ms Diane Abbott vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,300 shared comparable votes.

1,273 same votes 27 different votes 1,300 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
120 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
120 Aye 60 No
36 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
36 Aye 71 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 20 No
Benefits 84% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
37 Aye 14 No
Education 96% aligned 51 shared votes
37 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 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
73.6 %
same as average
Rank 353 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,709
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
56.7 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
740
43.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
90
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
128
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Education
81 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
NHS / Health
47 of 56 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
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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