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Ms Diane Abbott vs Sarah Jones

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
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Photograph of Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Sarah Jones voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,092 shared comparable votes.

1,064 same votes 28 different votes 1,092 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
94 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
94 Aye 65 No
96 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
96 Aye 41 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 83% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 6 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 77 No
Migration 97% aligned 107 shared votes
29 Aye 78 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,443
2,167 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
801
55.5% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
642
44.5% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
39 years, 5 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

23
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
126
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
27
-139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
709
+542.6 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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
£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£279,929
24% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
71 of 90 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 80 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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