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Ms Diane Abbott vs Sarah Gibson

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 Sarah Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 175 different votes 228 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 71% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 3 No
Housing 42% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 30% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 16% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.1%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 541 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
200
53.8% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
172
46.2% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
Appearances
26
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
29
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
Contributions
32
-115.7 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 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
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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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