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Sir Keir Starmer vs Debbie Abrahams

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 772 shared comparable votes.

770 same votes 2 different votes 772 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
101 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
101 Aye 56 No
63 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
63 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
15 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
101 Aye 56 No
63 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
63 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 37 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
15 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

38.3 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 647
893
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,648
2,333 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
54.4 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
752
45.6 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
15 years, 5 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
65
-1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
1,405
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
78
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
74 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No rebel
HS2: report stage: Third Reading 23 Mar 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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