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Ms Diane Abbott vs Melanie Ward

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 Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Melanie Ward voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 19 different votes 230 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
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 43% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 89% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 647
Participation
76.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 282 of 647
1,519
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
547 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
50.0 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
209
50.0 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
Appearances
75
+8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
16
-102.0 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
Contributions
96
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 269 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
49 of 64 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 27 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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