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Graeme Downie vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 0 different votes 332 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
27 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
863
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% 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
55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
71
-74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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