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Ms Diane Abbott vs Freddie van Mierlo

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
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Photograph of Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 133 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 97 different votes 133 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
3 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 27% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Tax 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Education 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 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
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 633 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
134
54.9% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
110
45.1% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
92
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Contributions
119
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 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
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
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
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
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 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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API