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Steve Reed vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,117 shared comparable votes.

1,097 same votes 20 different votes 1,117 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
108 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
108 Aye 65 No
112 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
112 Aye 58 No
26 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
26 Aye 50 No
24 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 19 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 8 No
Energy 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

62.4 %
11 % below average
Rank 553 of 647
Participation
65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
1,450
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
854
58.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
596
41.1 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 647
Appearances
13
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
350
+236.2 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Trade
65 of 88 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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
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
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
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
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API