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Ms Diane Abbott vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Andrew Western voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 30 different votes 417 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
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 47% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 7 No
Education 96% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 647
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 647
1,519
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
680
930 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.3 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
345
50.7 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

13
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 647
Appearances
49
-17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 647
16
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 647
Contributions
304
+185.3 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Defence
49 of 64 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Education
49 of 57 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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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