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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 1,307 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 1,268 different votes 1,307 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 59 No
Tax 0% aligned 188 shared votes
59 Aye 129 No
28 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
35 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 24 No
Trade 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
905
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
761
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£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
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
69 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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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