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Ms Diane Abbott vs Matt 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 Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Matt Western 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
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 79% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 91% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
30 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 98% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 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
74.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 336 of 647
1,519
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,538
2,068 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
56.2 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.8 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

13
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 647
Appearances
64
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 647
16
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 647
Contributions
71
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,296
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 161 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 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
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
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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