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Ms Diane Abbott vs Liam Byrne

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
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Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Liam Byrne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,136 shared comparable votes.

1,120 same votes 16 different votes 1,136 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
108 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
108 Aye 62 No
99 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
99 Aye 51 No
27 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
27 Aye 76 No
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 11 No
Energy 96% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 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
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 647
1,519
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,505
2,315 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
846
56.2 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
659
43.8 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

13
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 647
Appearances
36
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 647
16
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 647
Contributions
60
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
39 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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