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Debbie Abrahams vs Alice Macdonald

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

Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
vs
Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 392 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 3 different votes 392 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
28 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 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

70.4%
2% below average
Rank 416 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 135 of 650
1,693
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
918
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
49.2% of votes cast
775
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
261
50.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
36
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
80
-82.0 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
46
-116.0 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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 Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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