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Ms Diane Abbott

Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, since 11 June 1987

The Rt Hon Ms Diane Abbott is the Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and has been an MP continually since 11 June 1987.

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Scorecard

54.1% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
311 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
264 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
34 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
5 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
606 Debates spoken in 330 written questions tabled

Ranked 559 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 No vote 80–298
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 No vote 99–371
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 170–301
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 171–302
21 May 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 68–242
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address No vote 307–171
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) No vote 104–316
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) No vote 78–408
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) No vote 104–317
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) No vote 108–323
28 Apr 2026 Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No vote 304–28
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No vote 308–81
28 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V No vote 335–158
28 Apr 2026 Privilege against party line Aye 223–335
27 Apr 2026 Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X No vote 272–64
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion No vote 279–176
27 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) No vote 279–164
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 No vote 271–171
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C No vote 269–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) No vote 270–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C No vote 273–167
22 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F No vote 253–143
22 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X No vote 260–161
22 Apr 2026 Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B No vote 272–149
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 380–7

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

£18,450

Payment: £18,450 Payment for autobiography sales
Received on: 12 March 2025. Hours: no hours entered.
Ultimate payer: Viking Penguin (Publisher), 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA.
(Registered 8 August 2025)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 2 October
2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code
of Conduct refers.

On the register since 28 Nov 2025

£22,500

Payment: £22,500
Received on: 24 September 2024. Hours: 24 hrs.
Ultimate payer: Viking - Penguin, One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, SW11 7BW, UK
(Registered 20 November 2024)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 2 October
2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code
of Conduct refers.

On the register since 24 Nov 2025

Role, work or services: Writing an autobiography
Payer: Viking- Penguin via Blake Friedmann Literary, TV & Film Agency Ltd (Book advance on first UK publication), Ground Floor, 15 Highbury Place, London, N5 1QP
(Registered 20 November 2024)

On the register since 27 Nov 2024

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Heward Mills Ltd
Address of donor: Heward Mills Ltd, 77 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£2,005.19) and accommodation (£925), value £2,930.19
Destination of visit: Ghana
Dates of visit: 23 May 2025 to 1 June 2025
Purpose of visit: The Protect Black Women Tour - Black Women leaders and allies from the UK and the US gathered in Accra, Ghana for a Liberation Tour to mark the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and to establish the Protect Black Women Accra Principles.
(Registered 3 July 2025)
This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 2 October
2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code
of Conduct refers.

On the register since 28 Nov 2025

8. Miscellaneous

Since December 2015, a trustee of the Diane Abbott Foundation, which works to excel and improve education. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 26 October 2016)

On the register since 13 Aug 2024

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Debates

606 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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