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Graeme Downie vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 0 different votes 212 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
18 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 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

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
Participation
64.5%
8% below average
Rank 528 of 650
384
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,535
2,381 eligible divisions
167
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
877
57.1% of votes cast
217
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
658
42.9% 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
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
35
-50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
100
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Contributions
483
+334.4 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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