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Graeme Downie vs Cat Smith

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


Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Cat Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

296 same votes 4 different votes 300 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
31 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 86% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

63.5%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 650
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 377 of 650
401
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,417 eligible divisions
180
44.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
944
54.1% of votes cast
221
55.1% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
112
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Contributions
39
-125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 572 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API