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Graeme Downie vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 0 different votes 254 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
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

74
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
43
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
98
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Contributions
48
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 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
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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