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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
Lab 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 1,304 shared comparable votes.

1,276 same votes 28 different votes 1,304 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
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
11 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 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

63.0%
9% below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 650
1,523
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,417 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
994
56.0% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
781
44.0% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
278
+113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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