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Richard Baker vs Debbie Abrahams

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

Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 649
Participation
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
430
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
208
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
54.3 % of votes cast
222
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
761
45.7 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 6 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

48
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649
Appearances
71
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
60
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Contributions
85
-54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,133
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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