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Debbie Abrahams vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

336 same votes 1 different votes 337 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
42 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
42 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
42 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
Participation
73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 356 of 649
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
575 eligible divisions
905
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0 % of votes cast
761
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
15 years, 6 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 649
Appearances
52
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
87
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Contributions
230
+91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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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