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Ms Diane Abbott vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 445 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 31 different votes 445 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
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 9 No
Benefits 56% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 364 of 647
1,519
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
956 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
343
49.1 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
355
50.9 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

13
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 647
Appearances
46
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 647
16
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 647
Contributions
168
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38 % 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Defence
49 of 64 votes
#4
Migration
81 of 95 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
17 of 20 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
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
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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