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Ms Diane Abbott vs David Reed

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
vs
Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and David Reed voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 170 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 153 different votes 170 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

64.1%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
39 years, 3 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

21
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649
Appearances
120
+38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
28
-114.3 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
Contributions
179
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 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 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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