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Graeme Downie vs Al Carns

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

Photograph of Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar
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Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Al Carns voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 0 different votes 211 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
16 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
Participation
53.3%
19% below average
Rank 613 of 650
384
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
317
595 eligible divisions
167
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
149
47.0% of votes cast
217
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
168
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
82
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
100
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Contributions
283
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£234,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,101
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£170,101
25% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
21 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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