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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
Lab 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 1,003 shared comparable votes.

985 same votes 18 different votes 1,003 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
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
25 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 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

63.0%
9% below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
53.2%
19% below average
Rank 615 of 650
1,523
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
2,417 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
739
57.5% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
546
42.5% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
1,001
+836.4 vs Commons average
Rank 4 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
£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
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
182 of 212 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Trade
59 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
107 of 171 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
NHS / Health
35 of 56 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API