MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth
“A highly loyal Labour backbencher with strong attendance and only two notable rebellions, focused on welfare and pensions.”
Debbie Abrahams is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, first elected in 2011. She currently sits on the Work and Pensions Committee and the Liaison Committee, and has previously held frontbench roles including Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2016–2018) and Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions (2015–2016).
Her voting record shows very high party loyalty (100%) and good attendance (68%, well above the party average of 34%), with only two rebel votes. She generally supports welfare expansion and NHS funding, while opposing stricter immigration controls and asylum policies; she also supports bus services regulation and has nuanced positions on VAT, transgender rights, trade unions and sentencing, situating her on the centre-left (42/100).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
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
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Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOPrivilege
NOCrime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
AYECrime and Policing Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
