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Ms Diane Abbott vs Paula Barker
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Ms Diane Abbott and Paula Barker voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 886 shared comparable votes.
863 same votes
23 different votes
886 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
62.9%
9% below average
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
1,704 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
706
52.1% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
649
47.9% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
39 years, 5 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Debates
23
-72.6 vs Commons average
Appearances
97
+1.4 vs Commons average
27
-139.4 vs Commons average
Contributions
89
-77.4 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026
Aye
Aye
rebel
No
Aye
rebel
No
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API