A selection of Diane Abbott's votes

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• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 41 votes against, 13 absences, between 2012–2016
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 2007–2016
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2011
• Generally voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2017
• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 4 votes for, 6 votes against, 5 absences, between 1997–2016

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Recent appearances

• Detention of Vulnerable Persons — [Geraint Davies in the Chair] 14 Mar 2017

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow North East (Anne McLaughlin) on securing this really important debate on a subject that does not get enough public scrutiny. In 1998, the Labour Government—my Labour Government—published a White Paper with the title, “Fairer, Faster and Firmer—A Modern Approach to...

• Detention of Vulnerable Persons — [Geraint Davies in the Chair] 14 Mar 2017

  As one of the few people in the Chamber who was actually in the House when immigration detention as we know it was introduced, I have never forgotten that when we queried the lack of due process and safeguards we were told that people would only ever be in detention for a few months. The use of immigration detention has mushroomed, and the length of time has expanded, and that has shone a...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Controlling and Coercive Behaviour 6 Mar 2017

  The Opposition welcome the introduction of this legislation—it was, after all, Labour party policy—but when are the Government going to put their money where their mouth is on domestic violence? We know that local authority spending cuts have severely impacted on specialist domestic abuse services, which has meant cuts and closures. Women and children are being turned away daily...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @HackneyAbbott

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Diane Abbott campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Home Department
• Department for International Development
• International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Haiti
• Catering
• Mental Health
• Health
• Asylum Seekers

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Home Secretary (6 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Health (27 Jun 2016 to 6 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (14 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Public Health) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Member, Foreign Affairs: Entry Clearance Sub-Committee (25 Nov 1997 to 19 Nov 1998)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (16 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Treasury Committee (15 Nov 1995 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (1 Jan 1994 to 1 Jan 1997)
• Member, Treasury & Civil Service Sub-Committee (17 May 1989 to 8 Nov 1995)
• Member, Treasury & Civil Service Committee (15 May 1989 to 8 Nov 1995)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ernest Roberts
• David Weitzman

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Equality Bill Committee (14 out of 20)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

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More about this

• Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Diane Abbott’s speeches
• Has received answers to 38 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 64.45% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 20 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 271 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 681 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)