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Graeme Downie vs Lewis Atkinson

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
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Photograph of Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Lewis Atkinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
28 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

64.5 %
8 % below average
Rank 524 of 649
Participation
88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 30 of 649
371
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
575 eligible divisions
161
43.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.9 % of votes cast
210
56.6 % of votes cast
No votes
251
49.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 649
Appearances
75
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 649
103
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
110
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 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
£220,533
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£220,533
3 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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