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Alistair Strathern vs Debbie Abrahams

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 488 shared comparable votes.

485 same votes 3 different votes 488 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
53 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 416 of 650
626
789 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,406 eligible divisions
319
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
918
54.2% of votes cast
307
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
775
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

80
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Appearances
66
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
90
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
80
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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