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Debbie Abrahams vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,165 shared comparable votes.

951 same votes 214 different votes 1,165 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
88 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
88 Aye 60 No
39 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
39 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 85 No
Migration 96% aligned 106 shared votes
21 Aye 85 No
11 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 55% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
94 Aye 43 No
Tax 58% aligned 137 shared votes
87 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 21 No
Benefits 68% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 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
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,673
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
907
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
844
54.3% of votes cast
766
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
710
45.7% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
15 years, 8 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

69
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
Appearances
147
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
84
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Contributions
209
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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