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Ms Diane Abbott vs Shabana Mahmood

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 Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 999 shared comparable votes.

982 same votes 17 different votes 999 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
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
85 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
85 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 59 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
20 Aye 59 No
23 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 10 No
Benefits 78% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 7 No
Energy 95% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 508 of 647
Participation
54.3 %
19 % below average
Rank 609 of 647
1,519
2,315 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
2,315 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
725
57.7 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
532
42.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

13
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 647
Appearances
40
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 647
16
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 647
Contributions
600
+489.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
29 of 45 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
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
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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