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Graeme Downie vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
684
47.9% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
745
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
1
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
1
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
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
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