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Ms Diane Abbott vs Mr James Frith

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 James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Mr James Frith voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 589 shared comparable votes.

568 same votes 21 different votes 589 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
67 Aye 37 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 104 shared votes
67 Aye 37 No
54 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
14 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 4 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 62% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 80% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 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
77.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 647
1,519
2,324 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
538 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
49.3 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
211
50.7 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 647
Appearances
22
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 647
16
-99.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 647
Contributions
27
-88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Education
45 of 49 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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 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
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