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Graeme Downie vs Alan Gemmell

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
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 0 different votes 314 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
28 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.7% 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

73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 455 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
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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