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Ms Diane Abbott vs Ian Lavery

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
vs
Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,354 shared comparable votes.

1,345 same votes 9 different votes 1,354 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
115 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
115 Aye 66 No
108 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
108 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
35 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 96% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
30 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 81 No
Migration 98% aligned 118 shared votes
35 Aye 83 No

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

Voting record

64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
39 years, 2 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
27
-111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 650
Contributions
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
No
Mr Fysh's motion O (Contingent preferential arrangements) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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