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Ms Diane Abbott vs Susan Murray

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 Susan Murray
Susan Murray
LD Mid Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Susan Murray voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 154 different votes 204 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
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 71% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 3 No
Housing 46% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 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
62.2%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
367
590 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
54.8% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
166
45.2% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
Appearances
80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Contributions
91
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 367 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
£189,988
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£189,988
16% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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 211 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Housing
24 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
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