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Graeme Downie vs Lucy Powell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 0 different votes 280 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

22 Aye 29 No

Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes

22 Aye 29 No

9 Aye 22 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes

9 Aye 22 No

11 Aye 12 No

Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes

11 Aye 12 No

10 Aye 9 No

Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes

10 Aye 9 No

9 Aye 5 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes

9 Aye 5 No

Most different by topic

22 Aye 29 No

Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes

22 Aye 29 No

9 Aye 22 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes

9 Aye 22 No

11 Aye 12 No

Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes

11 Aye 12 No

10 Aye 9 No

Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes

10 Aye 9 No

9 Aye 5 No

Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes

9 Aye 5 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

65.9%

7% below average

Rank 503 of 649

379

590 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,566

2,376 eligible divisions

165

43.5% of votes cast

Aye votes

879

56.1% of votes cast

214

56.5% of votes cast

No votes

687

43.9% of votes cast

0.0% of votes cast

Against party

0.0% of votes cast

2 years, 3 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Commons service

13 years, 10 months

Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

-10.6 vs Commons average

Rank 301 of 650

Appearances

-66.6 vs Commons average

Rank 606 of 650

-48.7 vs Commons average

Rank 344 of 650

Contributions

147

+1.3 vs Commons average

Rank 213 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

£2,427,436

all imported IPSA years

£234,085

3% above average

Latest expenses

£250,940

11% above average

2 registered categories

Registered interests

5 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Digital / Online Safety

11 of 11 votes

Work / Employment

67 of 77 votes

NHS / Health

11 of 11 votes

Education

82 of 96 votes

Democracy / Parliament

12 of 14 votes

Brexit / EU

172 of 211 votes

Defence

29 of 34 votes

Foreign Affairs

53 of 69 votes

Devolution / Local Government

19 of 24 votes

Defence

51 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

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026

Aye

Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026

Democracy / Parliament

Aye

Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026

Democracy / Parliament

Aye

Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026

Trade Work / Employment

Aye

Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026