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Ms Diane Abbott vs James MacCleary

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 James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and James MacCleary voted the same way 26% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 153 different votes 208 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 71% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 41% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 3% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 8% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 24 shared votes
4 Aye 20 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
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 564 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
575 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
51.0 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
172
49.0 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
39 years, 1 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
27
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
Contributions
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,021
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,021
17 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Education
36 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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