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Ms Diane Abbott vs Gill German

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 Gill German
Gill German
Lab Clwyd North

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Gill German voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

213 same votes 30 different votes 243 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
21 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 43% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
Participation
73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 650
1,519
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
551 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
47.5 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
213
52.5 % 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

12
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
18
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
15
-104.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
19
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£150,075
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,075
34 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Transport
25 of 25 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
48 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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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