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Ms Diane Abbott vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,101 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 1,049 different votes 1,101 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
36 Aye 59 No
Migration 5% aligned 95 shared votes
56 Aye 39 No
91 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 148 shared votes
57 Aye 91 No
50 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 118 shared votes
70 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 16 No
Benefits 3% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

64.1%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,571
2,376 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
740
47.1% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
831
52.9% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
39 years, 3 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

21
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 649
Appearances
8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
Contributions
13
-130.5 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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