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Ms Diane Abbott vs Ed Miliband

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 Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Ed Miliband voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,051 shared comparable votes.

1,027 same votes 24 different votes 1,051 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
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
80 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
80 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
22 Aye 77 No
23 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 9 No
Energy 96% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
34 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 93 shared votes
34 Aye 59 No
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
80 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
80 Aye 43 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
55.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,291
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.3 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
577
44.7 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
42
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
444
+330.4 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
127 of 169 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 27 Jan 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API