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Ms Diane Abbott vs Rachel Gilmour

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 Rachel Gilmour
Rachel Gilmour
LD Tiverton and Minehead

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Rachel Gilmour voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 151 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 108 different votes 151 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
3 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 77% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 38% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
19 Aye 16 No
Tax 3% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
42.3 %
30 % below average
Rank 633 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
243
575 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
133
54.7 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
110
45.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
1.2 % of votes cast
39 years, 1 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Appearances
117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
27
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
Contributions
138
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 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
£174,467
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,467
23 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
24 of 31 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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