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Ms Diane Abbott vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 907 shared comparable votes.

860 same votes 47 different votes 907 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
36 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
36 Aye 55 No
28 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 77% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
97 Aye 47 No
Tax 85% aligned 144 shared votes
98 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 15 No
Defence 91% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 3 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 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
56.5 %
17 % below average
Rank 598 of 647
1,519
2,324 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,324 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
93
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 647
16
-98.7 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 647
Contributions
211
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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