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Graeme Downie vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

290 same votes 0 different votes 290 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
16 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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
16 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
850
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
32
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
40
-105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
68 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 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
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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