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Ben Coleman vs Debbie Abrahams

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 0 different votes 324 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
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
54.2% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Appearances
69
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Contributions
84
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Trade
6 of 7 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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