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Ms Diane Abbott vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,008 shared comparable votes.

255 same votes 753 different votes 1,008 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
19 Aye 18 No
Defence 46% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 41% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 44 No
Migration 39% aligned 64 shared votes
45 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 37% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 19 No
Transport 34% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 9 No
Energy 9% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
101 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 162 shared votes
57 Aye 105 No
91 Aye 58 No
Tax 18% aligned 149 shared votes
71 Aye 78 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,521
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
850
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
671
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
39 years, 1 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

20
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
27
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Housing
49 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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