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Ms Diane Abbott vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Ed Davey voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 919 shared comparable votes.

809 same votes 110 different votes 919 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
90 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
90 Aye 60 No
20 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
37 Aye 50 No
Migration 99% aligned 87 shared votes
36 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 58% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 64% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 71% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
73 Aye 36 No
Tax 75% aligned 109 shared votes
70 Aye 39 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
60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
715
56.0% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
561
44.0% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
39 years, 3 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
Appearances
65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649
Contributions
108
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
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