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Chris Law vs Debbie Abrahams

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 925 shared comparable votes.

835 same votes 90 different votes 925 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 87 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
27 Aye 87 No
37 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
37 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
99 Aye 50 No
Tax 70% aligned 149 shared votes
104 Aye 45 No
10 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 71% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 79% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,648
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
54.4 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
752
45.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
15 years, 5 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

60
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
65
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
70
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
78
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
8
4 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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Transport
74 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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