MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Diane Abbott is the Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, first elected in 1987. She has held a range of senior roles in opposition and has served on several Commons committees; she currently sits as an Independent MP with a long parliamentary career.
Her voting record shows strong alignment with party positions (95% loyalty) and attendance of 64%, alongside a notable level of dissent (71 rebel votes). Placing her on the centre-left (41/100), she generally votes for policies such as Universal Credit, NHS funding, bus services regulation and VAT changes, while voting against tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; her positions on transgender rights, asylum policy and prison sentencing have been mixed.
She has five declared financial interests: two entries for ad hoc payments, one for general employment and earnings, one for miscellaneous interests, and one for visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
9 positions
Justice Committee
Jan 2022 - Nov 2022
Home Affairs Committee
May 2020 - May 2024
Shadow Home Secretary
Oct 2016 - Apr 2020
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Jun 2016 - Oct 2016
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
Shadow Minister (Public Health)
Oct 2010 - Oct 2013
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
3 Dec 2024
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Second Reading
3 Dec 2024
Finance Bill Committee: Clause 47 stand part
11 Dec 2024
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3
14 Jan 2025
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Report Stage: Third Reading
15 Jan 2025
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading