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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
Lab 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 97% of the time, based on 1,055 shared comparable votes.

1,028 same votes 27 different votes 1,055 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
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
21 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 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
22 Aye 79 No
Migration 99% aligned 101 shared votes
23 Aye 78 No
104 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
54.0%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,308
2,422 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
725
55.4% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
583
44.6% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
39 years, 5 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

23
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
70
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
27
-139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
785
+618.6 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£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

Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 80 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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