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Samantha Dixon vs Ms Diane Abbott

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Ms Diane Abbott 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
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 56% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
7 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 4 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
139
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Trade
17 of 20 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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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Voting source Commons Votes API