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Liz Twist vs Ms Diane Abbott

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,129 shared comparable votes.

1,105 same votes 24 different votes 1,129 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
88 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
88 Aye 60 No
85 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
85 Aye 55 No
30 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 21 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 95% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
51 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 118 shared votes
49 Aye 69 No
19 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

84.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,734
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
955
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
779
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

64
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
79
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 43 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Migration
147 of 161 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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