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Ms Diane Abbott vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Pat McFadden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,187 shared comparable votes.

1,163 same votes 24 different votes 1,187 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
105 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
105 Aye 65 No
103 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
103 Aye 45 No
35 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
35 Aye 80 No
27 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 96% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 97% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

63.0%
9% below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 650
1,523
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,417 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
914
57.6% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
673
42.4% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
40
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
360
+195.4 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
185 of 212 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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