Voting Record — Debbie Abrahams MP, Oldham East and Saddleworth (25034)

Debbie Abrahams is currently Member, Liaison Committee (Commons), Chair, Work and Pensions Committee and Chair, Work and Pensions Committee

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 102, 0.0%	102 votes out of 123, 82.9%	0 times
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 740, 0.0%	740 votes out of 1069, 69.2%	0 times
9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	1 vote out of 320, 0.3%	320 votes out of 463, 69.1%	0 times
8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	1 vote out of 329, 0.3%	329 votes out of 467, 70.4%	0 times
14 Jan 2011	30 Mar 2015	Lab	1 vote out of 722, 0.1%	722 votes out of 1071, 67.4%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Debbie Abrahams	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
4 Dec 2024	Became Member, Liaison Committee (Commons)
11 Sep 2024	Became Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
11 Sep 2024	Became Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
11 Sep 2024	Became Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
11 Sep 2024	Became Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
11 Sep 2024	Became Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
11 Sep 2024	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
11 Sep 2024	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
11 Sep 2024	Stopped being Member, Work and Pensions Committee
House	Date	Subject	Debbie Abrahams	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
30 May 2024	Stopped being Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee)
16 Jan 2024	Stopped being Member, Finance Bill Committee
11 Jan 2024	Became Member, Finance Bill Committee
22 May 2023	Stopped being Member, Energy Bill [HL] Committee
17 May 2023	Became Member, Energy Bill [HL] Committee
7 Mar 2023	Stopped being Member, Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] Committee
1 Mar 2023	Stopped being Member, Child Support (Enforcement) Bill Committee
1 Mar 2023	Became Member, Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] Committee
22 Feb 2023	Became Member, Child Support (Enforcement) Bill Committee
27 Jan 2022	Stopped being Member, Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL] Committee
19 Jan 2022	Became Member, Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL] Committee
21 Jul 2021	Became Member, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee)
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee
House	Date	Subject	Debbie Abrahams	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	25 Jun 2018	National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway	minority	aye	Rebel
11 Mar 2018	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
House	Date	Subject	Debbie Abrahams	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Feb 2017	Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada	minority	aye	Rebel
27 Jun 2016	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,
27 Jun 2016	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
26 Oct 2015	Stopped being Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
18 Sep 2015	Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
Commons	7 Sep 2015	European Union Referendum Bill — Clause 1 — Separation of Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU from Other Elections	both	no	Rebel
8 Jul 2015	Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee
House	Date	Subject	Debbie Abrahams	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Chair, Work and Pensions Committee
27 Jun 2011	Became Member, Work and Pensions Committee
Commons	16 Feb 2011	Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2011 — Fees for Immigration, Nationality and Consular Applications	minority	aye	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
0%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
90%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
74%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
84%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
32%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
0%	Assisted Dying
11%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
16%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
89%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
50%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0%	Business and community control of schools: For
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
25%	Closed Material Proceedure
26%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
0%	Cull Badgers
50%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
23%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
7%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
94%	Easier access to abortion
0%	Employee Shareholder Status
59%	Employment rights
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
78%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
12%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
69%	European Union Integration - For
12%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
88%	Fire Safety
33%	Fixed Term Parliaments
62%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
28%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
99%	Fully Elected House of Lords
74%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
58%	Further devolution to Scotland
71%	Further devolution to Wales
91%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
0%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
88%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
14%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
64%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
84%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
78%	HS2 - In Favour
91%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
67%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
75%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
21%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
21%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
22%	Increase VAT
67%	Inheritance Tax
0%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
94%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
13%	Localise Council Tax Support
29%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
0%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
54%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Mansion Tax
87%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
45%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
33%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
84%	Minimum Wage
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
100%	More funds for social care
68%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
100%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
50%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
82%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0%	Police and Crime Commissioners
75%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
75%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0%	Promote Occupational Pensions
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
95%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
15%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100%	Public Ownership of Railways
88%	Rail Fares - Lower
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
0%	Reduce capital gains tax
16%	Reduce central funding for local government
70%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
12%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
15%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
13%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
0%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
50%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
38%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
17%	Register of Lobbyists
100%	Regulate letting agent fees
38%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
17%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
20%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
9%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
19%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
66%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50%	Right to strike
80%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
91%	Same Sex Marriage - for
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
0%	Sell England's Public Forests
67%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
82%	Stop climate change
77%	Support current and former armed service members
37%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0%	Termination of pregnancy - against
22%	Tougher on illegal immigration
13%	Trade Unions - Restrict
60%	Trident replacement - In favour
5%	University Tuition Fees - For
50%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
83%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
86%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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Voting Record — Debbie Abrahams MP, Oldham East and Saddleworth (25034)

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