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Ms Diane Abbott vs Dr Al Pinkerton

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 Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Dr Al Pinkerton voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 173 different votes 230 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
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 41% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
402
590 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
51.7% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
194
48.3% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.2% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
167
+83.4 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Contributions
197
+51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 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
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£189,783
16% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Education
43 of 50 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
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