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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 83% of the time, based on 1,143 shared comparable votes.

943 same votes 200 different votes 1,143 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
15 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 84 No
Migration 97% aligned 104 shared votes
21 Aye 83 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 40 No
Tax 60% aligned 134 shared votes
84 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 %
3 % below average
Rank 428 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
892
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
736
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
15 years, 4 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£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
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 75 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
52 of 59 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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