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Alan Strickland vs Debbie Abrahams

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
44 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
44 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
44 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

88.0 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 650
Participation
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 650
497
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,659
2,351 eligible divisions
253
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
902
54.4 % of votes cast
244
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
757
45.6 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 5 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

29
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Appearances
69
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
32
-96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
Contributions
83
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API