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Matt Western vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,118 shared comparable votes.

1,086 same votes 32 different votes 1,118 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
92 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
92 Aye 57 No
102 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
102 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Benefits 79% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % 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

60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
67
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % 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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 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: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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