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Ms Diane Abbott vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,305 shared comparable votes.

1,267 same votes 38 different votes 1,305 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
107 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
107 Aye 60 No
23 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
67 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 142 shared votes
68 Aye 74 No
20 Aye 10 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 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
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,774
2,422 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
978
55.1% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
796
44.9% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% 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
110
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
27
-139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
168
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API