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Ms Diane Abbott vs Wera Hobhouse

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
vs
Photograph of Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,074 shared comparable votes.

902 same votes 172 different votes 1,074 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
87 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 150 shared votes
87 Aye 63 No
11 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 63 No
Migration 99% aligned 89 shared votes
25 Aye 64 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 50% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 61% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
88 Aye 39 No
Tax 65% aligned 127 shared votes
72 Aye 55 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 72% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 650
Participation
73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,519
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,536
2,089 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
832
54.2 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
704
45.8 % 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
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

12
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650
Appearances
126
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
15
-106.7 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
158
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Trade
70 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
59 of 70 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 85 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
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: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API