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Debbie Abrahams vs Mr Luke Charters

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 Mr Luke Charters
Mr Luke Charters
Lab York Outer

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 3 different votes 393 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
41 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 117 of 650
1,693
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
620 eligible divisions
918
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.1% of votes cast
775
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
259
49.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
86
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
80
-82.0 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
116
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API