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Ms Diane Abbott vs Gareth Snell

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 Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Gareth Snell voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 612 shared comparable votes.

577 same votes 35 different votes 612 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
57 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
57 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 11 No
Trade 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 60% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 78% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 13 No
Transport 93% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 647
Participation
86.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 73 of 647
1,519
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
542 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.0 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
234
50.0 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
126
+60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 647
16
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 647
Contributions
201
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 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
£797,891
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,059
22 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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
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