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Debbie Abrahams vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Tim Farron voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,100 shared comparable votes.

900 same votes 200 different votes 1,100 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
19 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
99 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 155 shared votes
96 Aye 59 No
27 Aye 83 No
Migration 97% aligned 110 shared votes
28 Aye 82 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 13 No
Education 57% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 45 shared votes
12 Aye 33 No
83 Aye 37 No
Tax 61% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
14 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 70% aligned 33 shared votes
6 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 70% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 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
63.4 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,312 eligible divisions
892
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
798
54.5 % of votes cast
736
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
667
45.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
15 years, 4 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 648
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 65 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 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 13 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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
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