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Ms Diane Abbott vs Rachael Maskell

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Rachael Maskell
Rachael Maskell
Lab York Central

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Rachael Maskell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,453 shared comparable votes.

1,431 same votes 22 different votes 1,453 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
123 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
123 Aye 72 No
31 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 21 No
Housing 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 508 of 647
Participation
84.1 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 647
1,519
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,948
2,315 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,067
54.8 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
881
45.2 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
43
2.2 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 647
Appearances
189
+127.0 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 647
16
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 647
Contributions
230
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,927,153
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£256,869
14 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Education
90 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
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
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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