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Ms Diane Abbott vs Christian Wakeford

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

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Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 842 shared comparable votes.

510 same votes 332 different votes 842 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
29 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 4 No
Energy 94% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 92% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 15% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 28% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 28% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 21 No
Transport 30% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 31% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 526 of 649
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
48.1 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
734
51.9 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
39 years, 1 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

20
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649
Appearances
1
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 649
27
-111.6 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649
Contributions
1
-137.6 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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