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Mike Wood vs Jack Abbott

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Jack Abbott voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 389 different votes 399 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
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 17 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
40 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

86.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
Participation
91.2 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
2,038
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
570 eligible divisions
979
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
50.2 % of votes cast
1,059
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
259
49.8 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

106
+30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Appearances
21
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
140
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
28
-105.8 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,106
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,106
20 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
5
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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