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Rachel Reeves vs Ms Diane Abbott

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
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Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 970 shared comparable votes.

953 same votes 17 different votes 970 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
100 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No
95 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
95 Aye 39 No
22 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 91 shared votes
22 Aye 69 No
22 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 18 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 5 No
Energy 94% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
41 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 95 shared votes
41 Aye 54 No
18 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
100 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No

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

Voting record

50.8 %
22 % below average
Rank 620 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,174
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
674
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
500
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

36
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
533
+425.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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
166 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 45 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
113 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Trade
56 of 88 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
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
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading 16 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) 16 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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