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Ms Diane Abbott

Ms Diane Abbott

Independent MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington

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.

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Seat status

Very safe

Percentage of votes

36.82%

Recent swing

-10.4% Independent

Party

Independent

Top donors:

Heward Mills Ltd (£2,005)

Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

DID NOT VOTE21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against

VOTED NO29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against

Diane voted against the majority

DID NOT VOTE11 Dec 2024

Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against

Where Diane fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Ms Diane Abbott

Ms Diane Abbott

Independent MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships