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Ms Diane Abbott vs Steve Witherden

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 Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Steve Witherden voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 22 different votes 259 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
28 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 100% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Migration 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 88% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 91% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 93% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 647
1,519
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
547 eligible divisions
850
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
52.0 % of votes cast
669
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
214
48.0 % of votes cast
31
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 650
Appearances
55
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
16
-102.0 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
Contributions
70
-48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Trade
70 of 88 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
49 of 64 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
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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