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Ms Diane Abbott vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 31 different votes 261 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
27 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 47% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 91% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 650
1,519
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
551 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
50.1 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
223
49.9 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

12
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
50
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
15
-104.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
63
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 414 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Education
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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