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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 1,395 shared comparable votes.
1,378 same votes
17 different votes
1,395 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
64.4 %
8 % below average
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
850
45.5 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3 % of votes cast
39 years, 2 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Debates
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
115
+37.1 vs Commons average
27
-111.3 vs Commons average
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
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
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API