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Debbie Abrahams vs Lee Barron

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 Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 6 different votes 359 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
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 72% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
48 Aye 37 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 650
1,708
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
636 eligible divisions
929
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
46.9% of votes cast
779
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
257
53.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Appearances
48
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
79
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Contributions
55
-111.5 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% 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

Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Transport
81 of 98 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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