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Ms Diane Abbott vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Dan Carden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,105 shared comparable votes.

1,088 same votes 17 different votes 1,105 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
111 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
111 Aye 49 No
94 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
94 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 35 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 95% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 508 of 647
Participation
69.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 647
1,519
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,427
2,060 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
798
55.9 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
629
44.1 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

13
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 647
Appearances
23
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 647
16
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 647
Contributions
31
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 543 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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
62 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 62 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 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
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 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
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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