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Debbie Abrahams vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,328 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 1,258 different votes 1,328 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
91 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 144 shared votes
57 Aye 87 No
24 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 14 No
Benefits 7% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
907
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
766
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
83
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
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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