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Ms Diane Abbott vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 767 shared comparable votes.

609 same votes 158 different votes 767 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
27 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
27 Aye 73 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 11 No
Education 39% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
68 Aye 33 No
Tax 51% aligned 101 shared votes
57 Aye 44 No
11 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 62% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 522 of 650
Participation
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,519
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,128
1,631 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
585
51.9 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
543
48.1 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

12
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
100
+29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
15
-111.0 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
127
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
46 of 50 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
118 of 152 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 173 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 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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 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
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: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API