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Ms Diane Abbott vs Catherine West

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
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Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Catherine West voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,290 shared comparable votes.

1,258 same votes 32 different votes 1,290 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
111 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 83% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
34 Aye 19 No
Education 96% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 14 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

65.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 647
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,701
2,323 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
928
54.6 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
773
45.4 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
36
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
70
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 367 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Defence
49 of 59 votes
#1
Education
85 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
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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