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Ms Diane Abbott vs Liz Kendall

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
vs
Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Liz Kendall voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,151 shared comparable votes.

1,119 same votes 32 different votes 1,151 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 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
108 Aye 63 No
105 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
105 Aye 57 No
36 Aye 58 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
36 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 19 No
Benefits 83% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 10 No
Energy 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 17 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 30 No
Trade 96% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 650
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,560
2,422 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
57.1% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
670
42.9% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
39 years, 5 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

23
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
32
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
27
-139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
470
+303.6 vs Commons average
Rank 29 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Benefits
64 of 83 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 80 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 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
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
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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