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Ms Diane Abbott vs Jo Stevens

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 Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Jo Stevens voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,328 shared comparable votes.

1,293 same votes 35 different votes 1,328 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
105 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
23 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 82% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 16 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 82 No
Migration 98% aligned 119 shared votes
35 Aye 84 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
74.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 340 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,723
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
947
55.0 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
776
45.0 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % 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
24
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
125
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 175 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
£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£253,083
12 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
190 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
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
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