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Ms Diane Abbott vs Jim Shannon

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

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Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Jim Shannon voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 1,314 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 948 different votes 1,314 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
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 53% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 48% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 57 No
Migration 46% aligned 90 shared votes
62 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 20 No
Defence 44% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 13 No
Energy 7% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
106 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 170 shared votes
59 Aye 111 No
120 Aye 68 No
Tax 17% aligned 188 shared votes
82 Aye 106 No
27 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 18% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
39 years, 1 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

20
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
27
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 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
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
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
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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