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Graeme Downie vs Gavin Robinson

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 Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 226 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 197 different votes 226 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
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 56% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 40% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

64.1%
9% below average
Rank 531 of 649
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 649
376
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,530
2,373 eligible divisions
163
43.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
776
50.7% of votes cast
213
56.6% of votes cast
No votes
754
49.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

71
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Appearances
60
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
93
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Contributions
98
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£234,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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