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Debbie Abrahams vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

There are not enough shared comparable votes to calculate a reliable alignment score for these MPs yet.

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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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 421 of 649
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
907
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
766
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
Appearances
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
84
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Contributions
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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