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Ms Diane Abbott vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 156 shared comparable votes.

130 same votes 26 different votes 156 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
23 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 92% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 10 No
Education 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 650
Participation
45.9 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 650
1,519
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
256
558 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
112
43.8 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
144
56.2 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

12
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
40
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
15
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
175
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 33 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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