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Ms Diane Abbott vs Patrick Spencer

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 201 different votes 222 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 6 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 25 shared votes
3 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 0 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 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
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
39 years, 3 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

21
-61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649
Appearances
6
-76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 628 of 649
28
-114.9 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
Contributions
6
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Aye
No
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API