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Ms Diane Abbott vs Kerry McCarthy

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,356 shared comparable votes.

1,318 same votes 38 different votes 1,356 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 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
121 Aye 65 No
26 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 21 No
Benefits 83% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
78.7%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 650
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,907
2,422 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,070
56.1% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
837
43.9% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
39 years, 5 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

23
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
84
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
27
-139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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 212 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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