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Debbie Abrahams vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,014 shared comparable votes.

1,003 same votes 11 different votes 1,014 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
83 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
83 Aye 52 No
40 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
40 Aye 61 No
34 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
16 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 88% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 84 No
Migration 98% aligned 110 shared votes
28 Aye 82 No
83 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
83 Aye 52 No
40 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
40 Aye 61 No
34 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 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 417 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,692
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
917
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
775
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
80
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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