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Sir Keir Starmer vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 791 shared comparable votes.

776 same votes 15 different votes 791 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
99 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
99 Aye 57 No
62 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
62 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 38 No
Migration 100% aligned 56 shared votes
18 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 81% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Energy 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
40 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
13
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
16
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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