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Ms Diane Abbott vs David Baines

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 David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and David Baines voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

189 same votes 17 different votes 206 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
19 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 50% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 8 No
Education 82% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 647
Participation
65.4 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 647
1,519
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
547 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
178
49.7 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
180
50.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.6 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
Appearances
20
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650
16
-102.0 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
Contributions
22
-96.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
49 of 64 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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