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Ms Diane Abbott vs Rachel Reeves

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 Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 974 shared comparable votes.

954 same votes 20 different votes 974 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
100 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No
95 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
95 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 16 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 94% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
41 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 95 shared votes
41 Aye 54 No
17 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 71 No
Migration 99% aligned 93 shared votes
23 Aye 70 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
49.8%
23% below average
Rank 623 of 650
1,523
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
2,417 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
686
57.0% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
518
43.0% 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
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
64
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
513
+348.4 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
166 of 212 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
115 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 94 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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 rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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