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Ms Diane Abbott vs Justin Madders

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
vs
Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Justin Madders voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,419 shared comparable votes.

1,396 same votes 23 different votes 1,419 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
124 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
124 Aye 72 No
101 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
101 Aye 66 No
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 19 No
Benefits 85% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
71 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 149 shared votes
72 Aye 77 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
81.4 %
8 % above average
Rank 179 of 647
1,519
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,885
2,315 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,048
55.6 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
837
44.4 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 647
Appearances
58
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 647
16
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 647
Contributions
106
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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
£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£299,970
33 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
150 of 169 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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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