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Ms Diane Abbott vs Daniel Zeichner

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 Daniel Zeichner
Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Daniel Zeichner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

1,358 same votes 34 different votes 1,392 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
119 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
119 Aye 64 No
35 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
35 Aye 79 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 82% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
33 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
69 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 150 shared votes
71 Aye 79 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
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
56.0 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
818
44.0 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
45
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
73
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 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
£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£266,524
18 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
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
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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