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Ms Diane Abbott vs Sarah Russell

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 Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Sarah Russell voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 24 different votes 269 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
28 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 647
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 147 of 647
1,519
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
547 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
52.0 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
217
48.0 % 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
-54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Appearances
72
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
15
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
109
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
49 of 64 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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