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Ms Diane Abbott vs John McDonnell

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


Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and John McDonnell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,393 shared comparable votes.

1,376 same votes 17 different votes 1,393 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
121 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
121 Aye 68 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
36 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
36 Aye 83 No
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
57 Aye 83 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 140 shared votes
58 Aye 82 No
121 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 189 shared votes
121 Aye 68 No
105 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 508 of 647
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 235 of 647
1,519
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,832
2,315 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,003
54.7 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
829
45.3 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

13
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 647
Appearances
88
+26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 647
16
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 647
Contributions
119
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 182 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Defence
54 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API