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Ms Diane Abbott vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,362 shared comparable votes.

1,351 same votes 11 different votes 1,362 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
122 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
122 Aye 64 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
38 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
72 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 147 shared votes
72 Aye 75 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,523
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
39 years, 3 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
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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