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Steve Witherden vs Ms Diane Abbott
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Steve Witherden and Ms Diane Abbott 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
80.8 %
8 % above average
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
455
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,349 eligible divisions
238
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
217
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
31
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
39 years, 0 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Debates
58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
12
-58.9 vs Commons average
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Contributions
15
-110.8 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38 % below average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
2
2 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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API