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Debbie Abrahams vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,285 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 1,246 different votes 1,285 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
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
57 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 129 shared votes
74 Aye 55 No
21 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
98 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 157 shared votes
61 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
129 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 186 shared votes
57 Aye 129 No
27 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 24 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

70.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 428 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
892
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
736
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
15 years, 4 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
69
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 648
Contributions
163
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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