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Graeme Downie vs Alex Burghart

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 Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Alex Burghart voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 266 different votes 269 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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 524 of 649
Participation
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
371
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
161
43.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2 % of votes cast
210
56.6 % of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
132
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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