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Ms Diane Abbott vs Sir Roger Gale

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
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Photograph of Sir Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 917 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 858 different votes 917 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
12 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 12% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
66 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 110 shared votes
41 Aye 69 No
22 Aye 27 No
Trade 8% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 0% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 11 No
Energy 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
56.9%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,351
2,376 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
622
46.0% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
729
54.0% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
39 years, 3 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

21
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 649
Appearances
109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
28
-115.5 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 67 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
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
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
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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