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Ms Diane Abbott vs Jess Phillips

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 Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Jess Phillips voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,237 shared comparable votes.

1,202 same votes 35 different votes 1,237 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 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
105 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
105 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 18 No
Benefits 82% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 10 No
Energy 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 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
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 458 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,604
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
57.8 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
677
42.2 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
47
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
242
+128.4 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£267,662
18 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Transport
71 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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