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Ms Diane Abbott vs Naz Shah

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 Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Naz Shah voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,208 shared comparable votes.

1,196 same votes 12 different votes 1,208 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
106 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
106 Aye 58 No
104 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
104 Aye 55 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 11 No
Education 94% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 16 No
Housing 98% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

64.1%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
860
55.4% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
691
44.6% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
39 years, 3 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649
Contributions
26
-119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
57 of 67 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
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