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Ms Diane Abbott vs Emma Hardy

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 Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Emma Hardy voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,115 shared comparable votes.

1,099 same votes 16 different votes 1,115 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
94 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
94 Aye 60 No
94 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 80% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 94% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 63 No
Migration 97% aligned 90 shared votes
26 Aye 64 No
22 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

63.3%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 650
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 650
1,523
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,511
2,150 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
811
53.7% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
700
46.3% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

21
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
85
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
25
-129.1 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Contributions
435
+280.9 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£312,134
38% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
161 of 189 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API