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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Debbie Abrahams

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 242 different votes 288 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
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 5% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

68.6%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 649
Participation
70.6%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 649
398
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,366 eligible divisions
206
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
906
54.3% of votes cast
192
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
764
45.7% of votes cast
11
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

164
+85.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Appearances
68
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
193
+55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
Contributions
83
-54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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