MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth
Debbie Abrahams is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, first elected in 2011. She currently sits on the Liaison Committee and the Work and Pensions Committee, and has previously served as Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Her voting record shows strong party loyalty (100%), with attendance well above the party average (67% vs 33%). She has two rebel votes and sits on a centre-left spectrum (43/100). On key issues, she generally backs Universal Credit and NHS funding, supports bus services regulation, and tends to oppose stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; votes on VAT, asylum, transgender rights, and trade union powers are mixed.
Generated 21 February 2026
13 positions
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Work and Pensions Committee
Since Sept 2024
Finance Bill
Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
Energy Bill [HL]
May 2023 - May 2023
Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL]
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Child Support (Enforcement) Bill
Feb 2023 - Mar 2023
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee)
Jul 2021 - May 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has almost always voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
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Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading