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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
Ind 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 844 shared comparable votes.

829 same votes 15 different votes 844 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 63 No
Migration 98% aligned 98 shared votes
33 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,226
1,605 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
655
53.4 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
571
46.6 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

13
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
21
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 647
16
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
30
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 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
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
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
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