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Ms Diane Abbott vs Gerald Jones

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
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Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Gerald Jones voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,304 shared comparable votes.

1,271 same votes 33 different votes 1,304 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
108 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
108 Aye 63 No
112 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
112 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 19 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 12 No
Energy 96% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 19 No
Housing 97% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
65 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 140 shared votes
66 Aye 74 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 191 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,058
56.2 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
823
43.8 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
18
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
22
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Transport
82 of 91 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 4 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 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
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