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Sir James Cleverly vs Jack Abbott

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

Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
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Photograph of Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Jack Abbott voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 346 different votes 351 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
Participation
91.3 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
1,645
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
575 eligible divisions
771
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.1 % of votes cast
874
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
262
49.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
Appearances
21
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,106
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,106
20 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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