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Ms Diane Abbott vs Tom Gordon

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 Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
LD Harrogate and Knaresborough

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Tom Gordon voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 170 different votes 226 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 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 71% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 27% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 18 No
Tax 2% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
1 Aye 6 No
Transport 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
387
575 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
54.0 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
178
46.0 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
39 years, 1 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Appearances
177
+99.0 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 649
27
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
Contributions
255
+116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,333
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£217,333
4 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Housing
25 of 31 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
48 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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