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Ms Diane Abbott vs Ian Byrne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Ian Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 835 shared comparable votes.

830 same votes 5 different votes 835 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
72 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
72 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 64 No
Migration 99% aligned 98 shared votes
33 Aye 65 No
41 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 106 shared votes
42 Aye 64 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
72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,523
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,228
1,687 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
54.3% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.7% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

21
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
Appearances
55
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
25
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Contributions
103
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above 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 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API