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Steve Darling vs Debbie Abrahams

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

Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 281 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 228 different votes 281 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 40% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 30% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 28 No
Tax 3% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 3 No
Education 7% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 5 No
Transport 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 649
Participation
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
385
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
208
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
54.3 % of votes cast
177
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
761
45.7 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
7
5 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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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