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Ms Diane Abbott vs Steve Race

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 Steve Race
Steve Race
Lab Exeter

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Steve Race voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

238 same votes 30 different votes 268 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
27 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 50% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 5 No
Education 94% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
Participation
86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 650
1,519
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
551 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
53.7 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
221
46.3 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

12
-54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650
Appearances
72
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
15
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
88
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£194,803
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,803
14 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 25 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 17 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
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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