Ms Diane Abbott

Ms Diane Abbott is the longest serving 5% of MPs and longest serving 5% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in June 1987. She cast 313 votes from 631 eligible divisions, giving her a participation rate of 50% and placing her in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and bottom 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast. She contributed 102 times across 58 debates from 12,880 eligible debates, placing her in the bottom 10% of MPs by debate participation. Her top debate topics were Justice & Law, Foreign Affairs & Defence, and Other/Procedural, while her top voting topics were Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

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PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

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