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Blake Stephenson vs Debbie Abrahams

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 312 different votes 322 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 649
421
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
191
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
54.2% of votes cast
230
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
766
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
164
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Contributions
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Tax
92 of 112 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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