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Ms Diane Abbott vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Tahir Ali voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 847 shared comparable votes.

832 same votes 15 different votes 847 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
76 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
76 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 83% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 6 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 64 No
Migration 98% aligned 99 shared votes
33 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

63.0%
9% below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 296 of 650
1,523
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,284
1,699 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
676
52.6% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
608
47.4% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
Contributions
58
-106.6 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£269,557
19% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
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