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Ms Diane Abbott vs Sarah Smith

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 Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Sarah Smith voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

207 same votes 20 different votes 227 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
26 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 85% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 91% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 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
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 549 of 647
1,519
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
343
547 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
53.1 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.9 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.8 % 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
50
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 650
15
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
68
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 384 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
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14 % 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
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 27 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Defence
49 of 64 votes
#4
Tax
80 of 108 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
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
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
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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