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Ms Diane Abbott vs Stephen Kinnock

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 Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,336 shared comparable votes.

1,299 same votes 37 different votes 1,336 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 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
108 Aye 65 No
114 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
114 Aye 57 No
30 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 16 No
Benefits 84% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 97% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 98% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 650
1,523
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,817
2,422 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,026
56.5% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
791
43.5% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
39 years, 5 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

23
-72.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
118
+22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
27
-139.4 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
449
+282.6 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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 212 votes
#1
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Migration
150 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 80 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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