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Ms Diane Abbott vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,143 shared comparable votes.

1,123 same votes 20 different votes 1,143 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
105 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 161 shared votes
105 Aye 56 No
103 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
103 Aye 58 No
42 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 106 shared votes
42 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
30 Aye 68 No
20 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 14 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 28 No
Trade 98% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

63.0%
9% below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
1,523
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,417 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
168 of 212 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API